Bright Moonlit Night

Not long after Fu Ming finished writing the emperor's letter, there was a cool breeze in the sky, and the commercial wind blew the trees in the garden bleakly all night. Although he couldn't sleep all night, Fu Ming still got up early the next day, his mind was a little drowsy, and he coughed lightly from time to time Twice, after hearing this, Xie Lan was going to ask the doctor who consulted the old lady these days to feel the pulse of her young master. Before she went out, someone came to report that the access control had been lifted, and people in the mansion could come in and out freely.

After Fu Ming heard the words and was convinced that it was true, he ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast in a hurry and went out.

Fu Ming went to meet with Qi Yuanshu first, and asked him to hand over the letter he had written a few days ago to the emperor.Qi Yuanshu got acquainted with Fu Ming that day because of Zhou Chengyan's recommendation. At that time, he was still just a young man who hadn't passed the rank.Nowadays, he often has the opportunity to meet the emperor, and writing a letter for others seems to be a matter of little effort. Although there is a risk of offending Longyan, it is not a big deal compared to what Jin's family is experiencing now.Qi Yuanshu took the letter from Fu Ming without any hesitation.

Fu Ming solemnly expressed his gratitude, and made an appointment with Qi Yuanshu to sing the rewarding ceremony together after the dust settled.

After coming out of Qi Yuanshu's mansion, Fu Ming met Zhou Chengyan not long after he went to the street.

Zhou Chengyan saw him from a distance, and walked forward quickly, "Brother Ming, I went to the Duke's Mansion, the girls said you were out, and I didn't know where to find you, luckily I met you!"

Fu Mingdao: "If you don't look for me, I'm going to look for you too. Let's find a clean place."

"There's a teahouse near here. It's quiet in the wing room in the backyard. Let's go there."

After Zhou Chengyan led Fu Ming around a few turns, the two entered the tea house and sat down in the clean room.

Before the tea was served, Fu Ming asked: "Xi Fu, what have you found out these days?"

Zhou Chengyan replied: "One thing is certain, brother-in-law's arrest this time is indeed the work of the prince's faction. At present, brother-in-law is still under trial. Some of the officials who the emperor arranged for a thorough investigation were not prostitutes. There is no conclusion yet.”

"Who is in charge of reviewing this case?"

When Fu Ming asked, Zhou Chengyan took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Ming.Not only the name, but also the official position, who is the student, and the style of behavior are recorded on it.After Fu Ming read it twice, he put it in his arms, and said to Zhou Chengyan:

"Xi Fu has a heart."

"The one who was arrested was my brother-in-law and my nephew's father. Brother Ming, you are my best friend, how can you not be dedicated?" Zhou Chengyan poured the first cup of tea for Fu Ming and pushed it in front of him.

Fu Ming took a sip of tea and said: "There are many people who add flowers to the cake, but few people who give charcoal in the snow. I accept this love no matter what, and I will keep it in my heart."

Zhou Chengyan smiled back, and said again: "Brother Ming, if there is anything that requires me to contribute, you can send it as you please, and you must not carry it alone." The smile on his face faded as he spoke, and replaced by It's a worried look, "I see that you don't look very well today, if there is nothing else, you should go back to rest earlier, find a doctor to have a look, it is important to take care of yourself, only if you are safe and sound, can you spare the energy to rescue others !"

The first thought in Fu Ming's mind was that he was not someone else, he was his husband, someone with the same destiny as him.But he didn't say that, he just replied to Zhou Chengyan: "Don't worry, I will take care of myself."

After Fu Ming returned to the mansion, he looked at the list and kept thinking about it. He pondered several times in his heart, but before he could figure it out, he heard someone report that Mr. Fan had come.

Fu Ming only met Fan Zhi twice, one time when he came to the house to borrow money, and the other time when he came to pay back the money.Later, when Jin Yi was promoted, many colleagues came to congratulate him. Fan Zhi asked someone to give him a congratulatory gift, but he himself did not show up.

But now, those who came to congratulate him are nowhere to be seen, while Fan Zhi, who refused to be honored that day, came to visit the day before the Jin Mansion was lifted.But as long as there are so few, it is enough.

Fu Ming showed Fan Zhi the list that Zhou Chengyan handed over to him. Fan Zhi had been in the court for a long time. Although he was fair and honest, he could see the situation in the Qing court better than Zhou Chengyan, who had not entered the court. He made a point for Fu Ming. After naming a few key figures on the list, and talking to Fu Ming about the current situation in the court, Fu Ming's mind became clearer and clearer.

Fu Ming originally wanted to stay with Fan Zhi for dinner, but he knew that he was here to spare time and had business to do, so he didn't want to stay.

Before Fan Zhi left, Fu Ming expressed his unfeeling request: "Brother Wen Su, I wonder if you can send a message to the third prince for the foolish brother. If you can, I hope the third prince can come to see me. Wait for him in Jianlou."

Fan Zhi replied, "Yes."

Fu Ming smiled and felt relieved.

After that for several days, Fu went to Jianlou every day, and on the fourth day, he finally met the third prince.

After Fu Ming saluted, the third prince helped him up and said: "These days, you must have been worried a lot."

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern." Fu Mingdao, "Although I'm worried, I'm in the mansion after all. The food and clothing are the same as in the past, and I haven't suffered from physical pain, but I don't know what my husband is like now?"

"Sigh." The third prince sighed, "After all, it is inevitable to suffer some flesh and blood."

"He is a majestic general, and the pain of flesh and blood is not unbearable. But, lord, do you think that is all there is?"

Facing Fu Ming's earnest gaze, the third prince didn't know how to respond, and after a long time, he said: "Your heart is unpredictable."

Fu Ming was startled, then sank, and asked recklessly: "Hearing what the prince said, are you going to give up on him?"

"How could it be!" Seeing Fu Ming's Zhanghuang expression, the third prince couldn't help softening his tone, "The chief minister is a minister of the imperial court, and the country will depend on him in the future, how can he give up so easily?"

Fu Ming followed the tone in his heart, "I just made a slip of the tongue, please don't blame me, my lord."

The third prince shook his head and said: "If you care about it, you will be chaotic." After a pause for a while, he said again, "It's just that this king can't wait to rescue Chang Tiao immediately, but now the prince's faction is staring at him, and the emperor is more prepared for this king. If you act rashly, not only will you not be able to save the long loan, but it will even harm him. Do you understand?"

Fu Ming lowered his head and narrowed his eyes, and replied: "My lord has thought carefully, I understand."

In fact, it's not impossible, but hard to do. What Fu Ming understands is that although the third prince wants to save people, he can't do his best to save people.After all, he is the one who plans the overall situation. Even if he values ​​Jin Yi as a pawn again, he will not mess up the overall situation for him.Fu Ming didn't know whether to be cold-hearted or lucky for Jin Yi, he was not the third prince's fatal chess piece, but he was not an abandoned one either.

Then, from now on, they can no longer pin their hopes on the third prince. They must save themselves first. Only when there is a way out will the third prince pick up this chess piece again and let him go to the way of life.

Since one's own shield cannot defend, it is better to attack the other's spear.

Fu Ming took the list and went to the small courtyard where he had been in the past to secretly meet Yan Le.

Seeing how haggard he was, Yan Le sighed and said, "Brother Ming, I don't know if you could get along with Mr. Jin when you entered Sui State's mansion. Shen, this is a good thing. But you are so sad because of him..." At this moment, Yan Le thought of the words "Love is deep and lifeless", but it was stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it. He just said, "I hope he can see You have worked hard and will not let you down in the future."

But Fu Ming said: "He has treated me very well. Besides, I don't care about the future now. It's important to find a way to get him out of prison right now."

Yan Le said: "As long as I can do it, I will do my best."

The two discussed each other for more than half an hour. When they parted, Fu Ming said to Yan Le: "Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Although the prince is not a cruel person, he is a prince after all. Ale, you must be careful. To be too radical, a small loss is worth a lot."

Yan Le heard that this was Fu Ming's explanation of the current situation and his concern for his long-term situation, so she smiled back: "I have a sense of proportion, don't worry."

From then on, every three to five days, Fu Ming would meet Yan Le. There were several names on the list that had been marked, and a number was written behind each name, which was the money he gave to Yan Le.Now Yan Le is deeply favored by the crown prince, the officials under the crown prince, even though they disdain him in their hearts, they still treat him kindly on the face.Yan Le invited them privately, and most of them would go, so the money flowed from the Jin Mansion into their pockets through Yan Le's hands.

Fu Ming didn't know if such actions were really effective, but he didn't want to miss any opportunity.If spending money can eliminate disasters, even if the family goes bankrupt, he will not hesitate.But this family is not his one-person family either, he can live in a back alley, but the descendants of the Grand Duke can't, no matter what, Jin's mansion can't lose face.When his dowry and the money that Xinyue had prepared at the beginning were exhausted, Fu Ming couldn't really sell the property, so he had to ask someone to borrow it.

Goodbye to Tao Yang, although it was difficult to say, Fu Ming still didn't say many irrelevant words, after greeting Tao Yang, he directly informed him of his intention.

"If it's something else, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. If it's something else, I can help a little." Tao Yang also readily asked someone to take a bank note and hand it over to Fu Ming.

It's just that he didn't hold the silver ticket tightly in his hand, so he handed it over to Yan Le again on the same day.

The money fell into the hands of the other party like flowing water. Although Jin Yi could not be released from prison, it finally made him suffer less, and even got the opportunity to hand a letter to his family.

Fu Ming took the letter from Yan Le, and opened it trembling slightly. When he saw the familiar handwriting on it, his eyes were blurred. He directly wiped the blur with his sleeve, and read and reread every single word on the letter.

The letter didn't say much, and couldn't say much, it just reported that she was safe and reassured her family.There were only two sentences, which were written to Fu Ming alone. On the other page, there were only a few dozen numbers, but it made Fu Ming's eyes red again:

Zhijun's heart is like the sun and the moon, please work hard to add meals.

Fu Ming took the letter back to the Jin Mansion, and handed the first letter to everyone to read one by one. Each letter was like a boat, carrying a room full of people who were almost drowning, allowing them to breathe.

Everything that needs to be taken care of has been taken care of, and those who can be entrusted have also been entrusted. Since then, there has been no new progress or new news for many days.Fu Mingtian waited and hoped, and when autumn was deep, he borrowed money from Tao Yang several times, but Yan Le returned the last two moneys he sent out—the matter had come to an impasse.

A few days ago, in order to have the energy to do things, Fu Ming prescribed a lot of powerful medicines to completely suppress the disease, but it was not a cure for the root cause.But today the weather turned cold, not only did he fail to recover, but the effect of the medicine was counterproductive, and the previously suppressed lesions recurred, and his condition suddenly aggravated a lot.

If it was normal, he might still be able to make himself less anxious and worried, and still have the energy to comfort others.But during Qiu Lai's illness, his heart is often not as strong as before. Every night, when he wakes up from a dream, he often feels his face is cold, and he shed tears unknowingly.Thinking of Jin Yi who was still being wronged in prison, I don't know if he has thick clothes and warm quilts, maybe he can sleep peacefully with a full stomach, what should he do if he is injured or sick... Once he thinks about it, he can't sleep anymore, and he will stay up until dawn.They sent people to deliver clothes and food, but they were all refused to leave the prison.

Day after day, Fu Ming was physically and mentally exhausted, and he didn't know which path he hadn't tried before.If I stop the minister of Dali Temple in the street to appeal for grievances, will I still be able to earn a chance for Jin Yi?Or, not only does it not help, but it makes the situation worse?

Just when Fu Ming was exhausted physically and mentally, and felt that it was difficult to do anything, and was anxious and at a loss, someone sent him an invitation.

This time, Zhou Haoqing no longer used his brother's name, but frankly wrote his boudoir name on the invitation card, and said that he was discussing with Fu Ming about Jin Yi.

After thinking about it for a while, Fu Ming rearranged himself, braced himself up, and went to the appointment.

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