Wishful Things

And he just found out today that there was such a past between his aunt and Mr. Xu, and the reason why they failed to get together was not only because of the awkward situation, but also because of the rivalry between the two old people...

In addition to emotion, with such lessons learned, people can't help but become more worried.

Seeing that his grandfather hadn't come back, the young man left the back hall and looked for it in the courtyard.

The moonlight was thin and cold, and there were still raindrops on the branches and leaves of the two osmanthus trees beside the pavilion. When a gust of wind came, the crystal water drops rustled down.

The old man in a dark gray cloak stood with his hands behind his back, his back was straight and thin, looking in the direction of a laurel tree as if in a trance.

"grandfather."

Wu Chao stepped forward, first saluted and admitted his mistake: "Today, my grandson made an arbitraried claim to deceive my grandfather to come here, and I ask my grandfather to punish me."

The old man turned his eyes back to the young man, and said: "If you really want to punish you, just based on what you have done recently, I am afraid that even one leg can be discounted for you—"

Wu Chao smiled when he heard the words: "Grandfather only cares about beating, but grandson is hard-boned and well-raised."

King Dingnan also smiled inexplicably: "You can raise your legs well, but you can't grow your memory."

It has been like this since childhood——

It seems that he obeys discipline everywhere, but in fact, once he decides what he really wants to do, he will never look back.

You can hit as much as you want, accept punishment when you are punished, and accept the punishment sincerely, without any dissatisfaction, stand upright, kneel upright, but it will not delay him to continue to do so next time.

But in the final analysis, as a grandfather, he never really thought of breaking this stubbornness into pieces—this child is undoubtedly very smart, and he probably sensed his intentions, so when he was a little older, he I am very good at coping with the many rules and constraints around me, and I am very clear about where I need to keep.

He is also very clear about where this child's ability to withstand pressure lies, and he is also in control of everything, because what he wants to cultivate has never been a puppet who can only be obedient and obedient.

In this matter, he thinks that he has been doing pretty well, but now that he thinks about it, he thinks too much of himself.

Unknowingly, he still imposed a lot of oppression on this child, even in the name of being good for the child and considering the overall situation.

The reason why the child can bear all this is the child's own ability, not to prove how impeccable his grandfather has done...

This is what he has slowly understood and accepted over the past few days until tonight.

"A Yuan, do you blame grandpa?" King Dingnan asked, his tone was very calm, but he seemed to be sighing.

The young man's expression was calm, without hesitation: "The grandson does sometimes disagree with his grandfather's actions, but he has never blamed his grandfather."

It's not that I dare not, but it's true that I have never blamed it.

When there is a disagreement, his first thought is to convince his grandfather, and if he really can't convince him, he will choose another countermeasure.

If there is a problem, solve the problem. As for resentment, such useless emotions should not be used on one's own family.

Grandfather has never been his enemy, and even when there is disagreement, it is only due to different considerations, and in the final analysis, it is all for the Wu family.

If the grandfather really made a mistake, he just needs to use it as a lesson to remind himself not to make the same mistake in the future.

King Dingnan had a slight smile on his face when he heard the words, but his mood was very complicated.

The boy didn't say anything in detail, but the sentence "never blamed" already contained everything.

"Accompany grandpa for a walk..."

The old man turned around and walked forward slowly.

Wu Chao answered "Yes" and walked two steps behind the old man.

"Would you like to hear about your mother's life?" The old man's tone was unusually gentle and distant, as if he had let go of his cold majesty.

The young man was slightly startled, and immediately said: "I heard that my mother is more like my grandfather."

"They all say that, but I don't think it's very similar. Zhenzhen is just Zhenzhen. She's different from anyone else. She has been lively since she was a child, and she has a lot of tricks. Your aunt is a good apprentice she taught. ..."

The old man spoke slowly, after many years, he still remembered very clearly about the eldest daughter's childhood.

The grandparents and grandson walked slowly, even though there were rustling grass and trees, they were extremely quiet.

But in the carriage that Zhen Guogong was riding in, there was a completely different atmosphere at this time.

Xu Mingyi first heard his grandfather yell at King Dingnan, and finally calmed down a bit, or maybe he was really tired of scolding, and then he asked: "Zhaozhao just said to that old guy what?"

Xu Mingyi poured a cup of tea and handed it to the old man, telling him to quench his thirst, and replied: "It's nothing else, just explaining the considerations and results of the whole plan."

"What's the point of wasting words with him! I've already said everything I need to say!"

Xu Mingyi nodded.

Well, I said a lot that shouldn't be said.

"I've broken my mouth. How many words did you think this stubborn donkey listened to?"

Xu Mingyi was silent.

Are you sure that you are talking about it, not just scolding it?

"Old Master Wu promised his granddaughter that he would think about it seriously, so he must have listened to it." Xu Mingyi also poured himself a cup of tea.

Duke Zhen's eyes widened upon hearing this.

--think seriously?

The old stuff is annoying, but it is always a talker. If you say you have to think about it, it will not be a perfunctory remark—co-author he said a lot of hard work, and the other party Just saying "I have nothing to say", but when it comes to his granddaughter, will he seriously consider it?

Well, the old thing actually has two faces!

"This old bastard... really intends to oppose this old man!" Duke Zhen Guo looked angry.

Xu Mingyi glanced sympathetically at the teacup that was tightly held by the old man, hovering on the verge of shattered bones, and said, "How could it be? From my granddaughter's point of view, Mrs. Wu has already been persuaded by her grandfather. How can a few words be enough to make him change his mind? To put it bluntly, the granddaughter is just relying on her status as a junior to make a plea and give Mr. Wu a chance to relax."

Elderly people want to save face.

Especially with an identity like Mrs. Wu.

Especially her grandfather's way of trying to "persuade" was too intense - after such a scolding meal, even if Mrs. Wu wanted to agree, he couldn't hold back his face at all.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be—"Look, this old thing really deserves scolding"!

And relying on her grandfather's behavior, if he is really scolded, it is bound to pass this glorious deed as a great achievement from generation to generation...

Several years later, when the juniors of the two families gathered together to play together, the child of the Xu family would probably say: You know, it was thanks to my ancestors who woke up your ancestors in time, that this thousands of miles of land can be as stable and prosperous as it is today. King!

The baby of the Wu family is afraid that she will run away crying, and she will never have the face to mess around again.

May I ask, would Old Master Wu dare to make such a far-reaching decision?

Duke Zhen frowned when he heard the words, and after thinking about it, he felt that this was also the case.

but……

"I'm afraid it's not that simple..." The old man didn't know what to think of, and suddenly changed his face: "In my opinion, this old man is probably afraid that his grandson won't be able to marry a wife!"

Speaking of this, it was already "hahaha!" Laughed.

He just said, as long as you are not blind, you can definitely see that his family is very good!

From now on, he will use this to deal with that old guy! Take it to death!

Seeing his grandfather's incomparably joyful appearance, as if he had avenged his revenge for many years, Xu Mingyi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

According to this, if Mr. Wu is bold enough, can he use this marriage to threaten her grandfather instead?

It must be known that she is bound to win Wu Chao, and her grandfather has thought more than once about how to snatch her away if the Wu family does not agree...

Therefore, Mr. Wu lost this game because he was not confident enough.

"No matter what he thinks, our plan to save people remains the same anyway." When he spoke again, Lord Zhen felt very comfortable, and he sipped his tea leisurely.

Now he also wants to understand, he must save the daughter of the Wu family, the Wu family does not want him, the Xu family wants it, snatch it out and turn to his second child as a daughter-in-law!

Xu Mingyi nodded.

The plan is already underway, and I hope everything will go well and the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager can be rescued safely.

It's just that the plan itself is inevitably risky. Whether it succeeds or not, in addition to being as meticulous as possible, it even depends on luck.

Good luck to them.

And now she thought of Xia Tingzhen——

At this juncture, I don't know if the other party will have trouble again...

Now everyone can see that the emperor intends to attack Xia Tingzhen, and Xia Tingzhen cannot be stupid enough to still have illusions about the emperor.

In the face of desperation, would someone like Xia Tingzhen really be willing to sit and wait for death without doing anything?

...

In just two days, under the head of Zuodu Censor Ming Xiaozhi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the imperial court's memorial to impeach Xia Tingzhen has been like snowflakes.

There are many crimes such as forming a party for personal gain, corrupting ink and accepting bribes, and using power for personal gain.

Obviously, these evidences cannot be sorted out in just two days. Among them, the corners of two excerpts handed over by the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty have even faintly molded.

But it can also be seen from this that Ku Xia Tingzhen in the court has only covered the sky with one hand for a long time, otherwise, how could he have been backlogged to this day.

The emperor also acted very well, for which Long Yan was furious, as if he knew about these activities for the first day, and it was more like he was not the one who protected and shielded the teacher earlier - the empress would call it an amnesia-style performance after hearing it .

The officials saw this in their eyes, and they became more discerning in their hearts.

And this is when the matter of poisoning Lord Zhen has not been thoroughly investigated...

Xia Shoufu is afraid that he is really going to be killed this time.

And not only in the court, but on the third day, this trend of people pushing the wall down even spread to the Beijing Yamen.

It was noon, and suddenly a yamen servant quickly stepped into the study room of the inner yamen and spread a message: "My lord, there are people beating drums ahead to cry out for grievances!"

"I heard it!" Ji Dong sighed heavily and put down the pen in his hand—now people come to beat the drums every day, and sometimes the drums outside are sounded again before the trial of the case is over. I don’t know how dense it is, but I think it’s because a lion dance troupe is invited to stay here!

And two of the drumheads were broken!

It was he who asked people to change only the drum heads, and sent them to the household department together with the monthly consumption list in the yamen, but it has not been approved by him yet, and he paid for the money himself.

Thinking of this, Mr. Ji's heart ached even more - what he was most afraid of in his life was losing money in business, wouldn't this kill him?

"Who beat the drums for what?"

Ji Dong got up and went out of the study, and asked the yamen servant.

Rather than being disturbed, Ji Dong was more worried. Nowadays, theft and other things are happening frequently every day, and he just hopes that there will be no big troubles that cause people's lives.

"It's the wife of Mr. Lu, a member of the Ministry of Industry..." The yamen servant's expression was strange from the beginning, but now he lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the Xia family murdered her daughter, and they demand justice."

Xia family?

Why is it the Xia family?

Ji Dong didn't even need to ask which Xia family it was - he had to know that all the sons and daughters of the previous Xia family were interrogated by him!

He and his wife had secretly and carefully discussed that if the Xia family had an assassination list, it is reckoned that besides Miss Xu Ying, he would be the only one qualified to be on the top list.

Fortunately, the more he is in the first row, the more attention he attracts. He probably won't do it easily until the Xia family finds the right time, so he must continue to be an official, and he must not disappear from people's eyes, so that the Xia family can take advantage of it Opportunity... Gradually, this became one of the reasons Mr. Ji insisted on becoming an official.

It's just that I don't know who is the Xia family's turn today?

Ji Dong quickly promoted him to the church.

A woman in a dark green embroidered white plum beige with a slightly disheveled bun rushed into the hall crying: "...The Xia family killed my Yao'er! I beg you to make the decision for my poor daughter who died in vain." ah!"

Before Ji Dong had time to sort out the relationship, he heard the random words and asked one by one for now: "I don't know what is the relationship between Lingqianjin and the Xia family? When and where was it harmed by the Xia family? Is there any evidence?"

"My lord, my husband is Lu Huaizheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, and the youngest daughter married Xia Han, the second son of the Xia Mansion, as his wife in the early years!"

The woman replied with a hoarse voice, "When Xia Han was convicted, the little girl was already pregnant. After the beastly thing was executed by Ling Chi, the Xia family turned their anger on the little girl and forced her to leave the house on the grounds of having a baby." The house was moved out, moved to a remote courtyard where no one cares about it, and her feet were restrained! I went to Xia's house several times, but was stopped outside, and I never got to see my little girl from the beginning to the end. !"

"Until the little girl gave birth... But someone from the Xia family came to tell me that my daughter was unlucky, she had a dystocia, and she just died!" Speaking of this, the woman couldn't help but burst into tears again.

Listening to these narrations, Ji Dong also had an impression.

After Xia Han's incident, he did hear that his wife died in childbirth, and he had a slight guess at that time...

But guesswork alone is not enough.

"Even if Xia's Dai Lingqian has the above-mentioned mistreatment, it can't prove that this is a murder."

It's not that he's unkind and can't discern the malice in the Xia family's actions, but that based on these alone, the Xia family has too much room for sophistry and explanation, and it's impossible to convict them of any crime, at most it's just wrong.

But the woman shook her head in tears and said: "My lord, it's far more than that... I also just found out that my poor daughter didn't die of dystocia, but was hanged to death... The child was born alive He was strangled to death by the Xia family!"

Thank you Qinghan for the reward, thank you for the monthly pass, good night ^_^