Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 273 Rain

Miss Xin—He Qingxiao moved her lips, but the cry was stuck in her throat.

 He heard his thundering heartbeat and felt his cheeks getting hot. It seemed that just by shouting, he was promising something.

 But he didn’t dare to promise.

　　From the time the emperor placed him in the position of Jinlin Guards Governor, he did not think that he would have a good ending. Throughout history, very few notorious lone ministers met a happy death.

 But he was still lucky enough to have met the girl he fell in love with. What he could do was try to make her journey forward as easy as possible.

 “Sorry, I just made a mistake.”

Xin You's sentence was also a mistake. He immediately realized that something was wrong after he said it. She was dressed in men's clothing, so she had to be cautious at all times.

“Master He, if there is any new progress, please let me know.”

Xin You knew in her heart that He Qingxiao had helped her a lot in avenging her mother. She will not deceive herself and pretend to be ignorant, she will keep this feeling of help in her heart.

"Okay." He Qingxiao agreed without hesitation. Seeing that Xin You was in a good mood, he mentioned another matter, "There was news from the south that due to continuous heavy rain, the team escorting the empress's coffin to Beijing was temporarily stopped at Yunhu Lake. …”

Yunhu, located between Beijing and Wanyang, has many lakes. Xin You had traveled to Yunhu before, so he was not completely unfamiliar to her.

Mother has arrived at Yunhu.

 After hearing the news, Xin You's heart moved slightly and she had an idea.

 Judging from the information provided by Mr. He, there must be someone who specifically promoted the death of her mother. This is the murderer she will never let go. But looking at the root cause, it is probably a conflict of political opinions with a certain force. It is a huge force gathered by many people with the same ideas, making a person's crime unworthy of mentioning to this group. If the mother's wish can be implemented and the people can get rid of the pain of corvee and live in peace, this will be the biggest blow to this power.

 And the realization of this goal will not happen overnight. In this case, she can let it go for a while and go to pick up her mother to Beijing in person.

With this idea throughout my life, the desire to see my mother became particularly strong.

“Master He arrested many people today, will there be any trouble?” After talking about business, Xin You became worried about the people in front of him.

He Qingxiao smiled: "Don't worry about some minor troubles."

The emperor still wants to use him, and what he does is in line with the emperor's wishes, so no matter how big the trouble is, it is not a trouble.

Being a lonely minister with a bad reputation certainly has its advantages.

“That’s good.” Xin You didn’t ask again.

After separating from He Qingxiao, Xin You walked back to his residence and met a carriage with the word "Zhang" written on the hanging lantern.

“Stop!” A shout came from the carriage, and as the carriage stopped, a young man jumped out.

The steward walking beside the carriage hurriedly stepped forward: "Sir, go back quickly. Your Excellency is still waiting for you at home."

 Zhang Xu pushed away the steward and stood in front of Xin You, looking unkind.

"Mr. Zhang has come out of prison." Xin You said calmly.

 The steward on the side frowned.

Why is this young man not opening any pot?

Zhang Xu's face turned even worse as expected: "What do you mean? Do you think I came out too fast?"

 “I’m a little surprised. Has anyone else come out?”

“Others—” Zhang Xu stopped talking, “We were not arrested because of you!”

Hearing what Zhang Xu said, the steward immediately realized who the young man in front of him was. He secretly said something bad and pressed Zhang Xu's arm to remind him in a low voice: "Master, if you cause trouble again, I will be even more angry..."

 Zhang Xu was suddenly discouraged and glared at Xin You fiercely: "Just wait!"

Xin You stood there and watched Zhang Xu being pulled into the carriage and drove away. After a while, he continued walking forward. Walking into the Hanlin Academy the next day, the eyes of the people I met along the way changed again. If at first I wanted to get closer but was hesitant, then after hearing the rumors about the imposter, I felt disdain, and now the most obvious of the many emotions is fear.

 This is naturally related to Jinlinwei's arrest of people yesterday.

Xin You silently walked into the waiting hall. Ci Daizhao and others all looked at him, and then quickly looked away.

Hua Daizhao hesitated again and again, then took the initiative to walk up to Xinyou and put down something.

 It is a piece of sweet cake.

 “I bought a few more pieces, I’ll give it a try—”

To ordinary people, sugar is a precious commodity. Xinyou traveled around and learned about people’s sufferings, and understood the feelings represented by this sweet cake.

She stood up immediately and handed over Hua Zaozhao: "Thank you Hua Zaozhao. I just didn't have breakfast."

Seeing that Xin You didn't dislike him, Hua Daizhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his seat with brisk steps.

　　When Xin You was brought into the palace in the afternoon, Ci Daizhao finally got the opportunity to tease: "Brother Hua, where are the sweet cakes?"

 “What kind of sweet cake?” Hua Daizhao pretended to be confused.

 Ci Daizhao stretched out his hand: "I bought a few more sweet cakes."

They were each poorer than the last. Hua Daizhao was the poorest because he had to support his son in studying, so he actually gave Xin Daizhao sweet cakes!

"That's not because I'm afraid that Xin Daizhao will be embarrassed to accept it." Hua Daizhao coughed lightly, "Rang, it's blocking the light for my painting."

 In the Palace of Qianqing, Emperor Xingyuan was relieved when he saw that Xinyou looked fine.

"I've heard the rumors outside, don't take it to heart. If someone talks nonsense again in front of you, just scold them back."

He was still waiting for the right time to clear up Mu'er's name, but some brainless **** came to Mu'er arrogantly. It seemed that Mu'er's status as prince should be determined early.

But Emperor Xingyuan knew that even if he couldn't wait any longer, the matter would have to wait until his wife's coffin came to Beijing before discussing the matter.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xingyuan felt a little heavy.

When he received the news that Queen Xin's coffin had to be stopped at Yunhu due to heavy rain, he had to admit that in the face of the power of God, even the king of a country was helpless.

It's not just Yunhu, we have received several reports of floods in the past few days.

Emperor Xingyuan did not show any of these troubles to Xin You and asked her how she was getting along with her colleagues.

After hearing those rumors, colleagues won’t isolate Mu’er, right?

"The colleagues in the West Hall are very easy to get along with." Thinking of the sweet cake, Xin You raised her lips and said, "This morning Hua Duizhao gave me a sweet cake to eat."

 “A painting awaiting an imperial edict?” Emperor Xingyuan thought about it for a while but had no impression, and glanced at Sun Yan.

Since Xin You went to the Hanlin Academy, Sun Yan had learned about the situation of Hua Daizhao and these people, which came in handy at this time: "Reporting to your Majesty, Hua Daizhao's name is Hua Anfu, and he is good at painting figures..."

“Oh, are you good at painting figures? When I’m not so busy, you can arrange a painting for me when the imperial edict comes to the palace and paint a small portrait for me.”

Sun Yan responded quickly and glanced at Xin You secretly.

The emperor is not trying to draw a small portrait, it is clearly to make Xin Daizhao look good.

At this time, a report came and news of a sudden danger due to continuous rainfall in a certain place was received.

 Once a danger occurs, various ministries need to discuss how to provide disaster relief and deal with the aftermath. When encountering this situation a few days ago, Emperor Xingyuan would order his servants to **** Xin You out of the palace, but he changed his mind just as he was about to speak today.

 “Xin Daizhao also stayed to listen to it.”

 (End of this chapter)