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"I'm in."

"Wait a moment!"

"how?"

"I'm only wearing a middle coat..."

"What does that matter, it's not like you're wearing nothing."

"..."

Tong Shaoxuan really convinced Tang Jianwei's mouth.

This is the Boling people, a splendid and free woman who doesn't care even if her clothes are disheveled.

"And you're hurt, don't mess around with what clothes you're wearing, anyway, you'll have to take them off later."

Tong Shaoxuan: "?!"

what did you say?

Tong Shaoxuan immediately looked around to see if there was any handy weapon to protect himself.

After Tang Jianwei finished speaking, he heard a movement in the room with difficulty, and said with a smile:

"Funny, how can you say that the wind is the rain? I bought you a new skirt, and you can try it on when you can go to the ground. I have another thing to give you besides the skirt. I really come in Already."

Tong Shaoxuan scolded her in his heart for "out of shape", greeted the blanket and quilt on his body, wrapped them tightly in two layers, and only exposed a small head outside, and then said to Tang Jianwei:

"Come in, I've hidden it."

Why does Tang Jianwei feel so awkward?

It seems that I am some kind of evil spirit, wanting to enter the house to eat children, and I have hidden it...

Tang Jianwei held the folded skirt and shawl with one hand, and pushed open the door.

"The fragrance seems to be burnt out." She put the dress aside after entering the room, and went to add some fragrance first.

Holding the copper lotus flower at the top of the five-legged smoker, he lifted the upper half of the smoker and put it aside, inserted the aromatherapy at the bottom of the furnace, lit it with a fire pocket, and then covered it.

The scent of citrus slowly diffuses from the hollow lines of the honeysuckle pattern, and the whole smoker exudes a scent of citrus that makes Tong Shaoxuan feel at ease and happy.

"Is this the aromatherapy you brought?" Tong Shaoxuan was a little surprised, she had never smelled this scent at home before.

"Yeah, I really like this citrus flavor. What's wrong?" Tang Jianwei turned around and asked her, "Is it too sweet?"

"No...it's pretty good." Tong Shaoxuan's chin was resting on the soft quilt, and because she stretched her neck slightly forward, her delicate little chin was more obvious.

The light red lips were slightly pursed, and he looked curiously at Tang Jianwei's eyes. Because they needed to be lifted up a little, the eyebrows were raised, and the eyes widened.

The whole person is clever, cute and restrained.

"It's good if you don't think it's too sweet. My mother used to like this aromatherapy, she said it can soothe the nerves and help sleep." Tang Jianwei said, "I brought a handful here before, and it seems to be almost used up. I'll go back and get some later. come over."

"What about you?"

"I still have quite a few at my place, which is enough. They should be sold here in Su County, just aromatherapy."

Tang Jianwei walked towards Tong Shaoxuan, and brought over the richer sweet smell around the incense burner, disturbing the light fragrance around Tong Shaoxuan, and even brought her mood ups and downs.

Tang Jianwei still didn't sit directly on the head of her bed like her aunt and sister did, but stood by her bed as usual, keeping a step away from her.

Tong Shaoxuan maintained a lying posture, and if Tang Jianwei was standing, it would be difficult for the two of them to speak.

Tang Jianwei simply sat down on the ground.

Tong Shaoxuan didn't expect her, Miss Boling, to say that she just sat on the ground, without any image.

"What are you doing, don't you think it's cold?"

"It's not cold, the winter clothes you gave me are very warm." Tang Jianwei covered his knees with his skirt, bent his arms, rested his elbows on his legs and rested his chin on his palms, smiling and looking at Tong Shaoxuan at the same level.

When it comes to winter clothes, Tong Shaoxuan quickly proves his innocence:

"Don't listen to the people in the yard talking nonsense, I only have respect for your eldest sister, and I don't have any other disrespectful thoughts!"

"Your mother told me about this, it's a misunderstanding."

"That's good...you, what are you doing looking at me like this?"

Tang Jianwei's brows and eyes were heavy, and he stared intently at Tong Shaoxuan's face:

"It hurts, your injury. Your favorite dress was also broken... This time I was reckless, because my negligence hurt you. No matter whether we are about to get married or not, we are a family, this matter I did something wrong, I have to admit it. I'm sorry, Anian, from now on, I will definitely think ahead and think about the future before I act, and I won't cause you any more trouble."

Tang Jianwei said it very sincerely, and he really felt guilty.

Tears were evident in her beautiful eyes, and the tip of her pretty nose was a little pink. She was sobbing softly, and she was so charming. This scene was even better than the one in the portrait that Tong Shaoxuan received with great difficulty. People are more touching.

No... that portrait doesn't match Tang Jianwei's real appearance at all.

Tang Jianwei, who is alive with faint tears, and with some sadness and soft emotions, may not be able to be presented by any profound brushwork and graceful lines.

This is the real her.

Tang Jianwei, who is tough, gentle, and daring to act, is the person Tong Shaoxuan once deciphered from the rhyme and style of poetry and the astringency of calligraphy.

It is the person who once lived thousands of miles away from the mountains and thought that there would be no intersection in this life.

Tong Shaoxuan's life was once disrupted by a sudden marriage gift, and his precious longing was also shattered. He thought that all of this would never come back.

Unexpectedly, it never seemed to change.

Tong Shaoxuan was a little moved for a moment, and his voice couldn't help turning into an extremely soft girlish voice:

"Why are you crying? I don't blame you. Anyone can do wrong things. I have done many wrong things since I was a child, which made my mother angry. I'm living a good life now."

Hearing Tong Shaoxuan's words, the soreness in my heart was quickly squeezed away, and I broke into a smile:

"Using your mother as a metaphor, who will take advantage of it? Believe it or not, I will beat you?"

"That's right, it's more normal for you to look fierce."

Tang Jianwei raised his hand as if he was about to hit him down, Tong Shaoxuan slid his little head into the quilt, his whole body was like a round silkworm baby.

"I said...why are you so excited? Can I really fight? Huh?" Tang Jianwei patted the quilt, "I don't know how much I was injured? What if the wound is involved in such a big movement? Your mother can't cut it Kill me? Don't move and I won't slap you. Come out quickly, don't get bored in the quilt."

Tong Shaoxuan poked out a pair of eyes quietly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hiding under the quilt can suffocate me. In your heart, am I weaker than that glass bottle? It's not useful, and it will break if you drop it?"

"How can you say that about yourself." Tang Jianwei comforted her, "You are not a glass bottle, you are not like that at all."

Tong Shaoxuan was still curious, how could Tang Jianwei speak human language?Sure enough, the next sentence follows:

"The glass bottle can still hold wine and water, but your small body will leak when the wind blows, how dare you compare it with other glass bottles? And it looks pretty good, whether it's good or not... ..."

Tang Jianwei's mouth was tempered quickly and damaged during those years when he was fighting against each other in the circle of friends, and Tong Shaoxuan, a little lady, was full of potential for running, and once the twenty big boards were beaten, the two of them The relationship seemed to be getting closer, so she couldn't hold back for a moment, and made fun of whatever came to her mind.

But when it comes to whether it is useful or not, I still stop talking.

It suddenly occurred to him that Song Qiao didn't look like an elder that day, and he told her that Tong Shaoxuan had "flexible hands", and he took the initiative to help them divide the world with enthusiasm...

I don't dare to think about this matter too firmly, as long as it brushes over my scalp, Tang Jianwei can be startled into a cold sweat, so I quickly think of something else to divert my attention, I don't dare to think about it, I am terrified of thinking about it.

Tang Jianwei half-spoken, and stopped at a particularly deadly place. Although Tong Shaoxuan was not a human being, he could still understand such words as being useless. He thought Tang Jianwei was teasing her by not saying a complete sentence. She blushed, and the girl's voice became a little fierce:

"Tang Jianwei, what are you here for today? If you're here to make fun of me, you can leave."

Tong Shaoxuan, who hadn't seen the fried hair for a long time, actually missed it a little.

Tang Jianwei brushed away the distracting thoughts in his mind, made sure that he was here to make amends, and said sincerely:

"I'm not kidding you, I'm just following your words. Come and see the dress I bought for you, do you like it?"

No matter what topic these two people talk about, as long as they move their mouths face to face, they will definitely choke on each other before giving up.

Tang Jianwei has a lot of experience in dealing with people, but Tong Shaoxuan is the only one who can improve his mood after choking.

After a quick conversation, Tang Jianwei no longer remembered why he was crying just now, he picked up the red dress he bought and showed it to Tong Shaoxuan, sticking his head out from behind the skirt, and said with a smile:

"Like it?"

"Why did you buy the red one?" Tong Shaoxuan was curious.

"Don't you like red?" Tang Jianwei was a little surprised, "Don't you?"

Tong Shaoxuan became even more curious: "How do you know I like red?"

"Your watery red dress, needless to say?"

I didn't expect Tang Jianwei to pay attention to my preferences...

Tong Shaoxuan said softly: "I really like red dresses."

"The pomegranate dress that was damaged before can't be found. It seems that the market in Suxian County is no longer for sale. I asked my friend to help us search for it in Boling. It shouldn't be a problem to find the same dress. Once she finds it, I will send it to you." Ask her to send it over. During this period of time, I feel wronged that you wear this one first. Although this one is not as good-looking as your previous pomegranate dress, but the color is right, and this moonlight yellow shawl will surely make you Your skin is even whiter! Try it when your injury is better. Judging by my clothes, it definitely suits you."

It was completely unexpected that Tang Jianwei would think so meticulously and attentively.

"Thank you..."

"Why are you being polite to me?" When Tang Jian lowered his head and folded the skirt and shawl, Tong Shaoxuan suddenly found that she had already put on the green feather hairpin.

Tong Shaoxuan's heart fluttered suddenly, his eyes could not move away from the hairpin, and he asked tentatively:

"You, fixed it?"

"Huh? What?"

Tong Shaoxuan's voice was too low, and Tang Jianwei couldn't hear what she was saying clearly for a while, but with her expression of "you definitely did it on purpose", he immediately understood:

"Oh, are you talking about this hairpin?" Tang Jian touched it slightly, "Yes, the hairpin you gave me will naturally be repaired as before, but it took a lot of work. How did I repair it? Can you still find it? Where is the crack?"

Tang Jianwei not only touched it by himself, but also turned his head to Tong Shaoxuan's eyes, letting her appreciate his ingenuity.

It is true that there is no trace of breakage, the broken part is hidden under the emerald feathers, only the emerald feathers appear slender and graceful.

Tong Shaoxuan nodded after looking at it for a while, Tang Jianwei was still waiting for her compliment, but he heard her say:

"You have such superb craftsmanship, how did you make that ugly cart?"

"...I think you are the one who specializes in making jokes. You have a specialization in art, and I don't understand those big tricks at all, but the small manual work is still outstanding."

"It's the noble daughter of Boling."

Tang Jianwei laughed at himself along with the four words "noble lady of Boling": "No, rituals and music shoot the number of imperial books, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea, sweeping the invincible hands of Boling, it's not just lip service. By the way , put your head out a little bit."

"...What are you doing? Are you going to chop off my head like a chicken head?"

"Why should I chop off your head when I have nothing to do? Tong Shaoxuan, in your heart, I can't do other good things besides chopping chicken heads?"

"And can cut human hair with an axe."

Speaking of this, Tang Jianwei burst into laughter: "Didn't I get dizzy from your anger?"

"by me??"

"Yeah, you came here and yelled at me that day. I don't want to argue with you. It just happened that the sixth sister-in-law came to my door and wanted to steal the secret recipe. Why don't you hold her down and vent your anger?"

"Can you blame me for this?"

"I don't blame you, I don't blame you. I can't repay you for saving my life. How dare I blame you. Tong Siniang, Tong Changsi, Ah Nian, come here and lend me your little head to see if it suits you."

Tang Jianwei took out something from his sleeve and held it in his hand.

"Is it suitable?" Tong Shaoxuan didn't see what it was, but he had a guess in his mind, Tang Jianwei must have something to give her!

With a pink tender face, Tong Shaoxuan dragged the quilt and wriggled on the bed with difficulty, approaching Tang Jianwei excitedly.

Tong Shaoxuan's hair was loose, and Tang Jianwei just used the peacock jade comb back to comb her hair neatly, put it into a simple bun, and then firmly inserted the jade comb back into the bun.

"Look." Tang Jianwei brought the bronze mirror, "Do you like it?"

In the Cang women's jewelry culture, the back of the jade comb is a decoration comparable to hair accessories such as hairpins and hairpins.

The pair of peacocks carved on the back of the jade comb are so lifelike that they will flap their wings and fly high in the next moment, which is very delicate.

Tong Shaoxuan looked at himself in the mirror who had not washed yet, but was wearing such a precious hair accessory, feeling a little embarrassed:

"I like it... This is a treasure handed down from your family, right?"

"That's right. It's one of the dowry my Yeniang prepared for me. It's a couple."

Tang Jianwei took out the back of another jade comb, which was almost exactly the same as the one on Tong Shaoxuan's bun, except that the movements of the two peacocks were slightly different.

In Tong Shaoxuan's hand, the peacocks in front looked back at each other, while in Tang Jianwei's hand, the peacocks in the back approached, entwined around their necks.

"This is my Auntie's dowry back then. The treasure handed down from their Su family is said to have been given to their family during the time of their ancestors. Auntie has always kept it with her and is not willing to use it. You see, even a little scratch and wear on the face No. She once told me that if she meets someone who can spend this life with her in the future, she will give this jade comb back to her..."

Seeing Wei Rou's thin fingers brushing gently over the back of the jade comb, Tang thought of something and sighed softly.

Tong Shaoxuan got out of the quilt and took out her green feather hairpin from under the pillow, Tang Jianwei's eyes were also attracted.

"This green feather hairpin is also a pair. I have liked it since I was a child. My mother also said that I should give her to the person who will spend my whole life with me..."

In fact, there is a second half of what A Niang said——

"Give it to your favorite person who will spend a lifetime with you."

Tang Jianwei has been in Tong's Mansion for more than half a year, and the relationship between the two has always been dominated by laughing and cursing, and rarely talked about the real marriage.

Even though the first month is approaching, there is still an invisible veil to the matter of getting married, only hearing the sound but not the shape.

Now a pair of tokens were exchanged by chance, and suddenly there was a sense of reality.

That layer of veil seems to be lifted gradually, the upcoming fetters are clearly visible, and the word "wife" is more and more vividly presented in front of my eyes.

"This one of yours is also broken." Tang Jianwei took it over and looked carefully at the light, "It's almost the same as the broken one you gave me. If you don't worry, give it to me. I'll fix it for you tomorrow. Bring it back to you."

Tong Shaoxuan stared at Tang Jianwei's side face and said "hmm": "Then I will trouble you."

Tang Jianwei smiled at her.

"Can I ask you something?" Tong Shaoxuan grabbed the corner of the quilt and scratched his little chin.

"You want to ask me why I followed She County Magistrate?" Tang Jianwei guessed right, Tong Shaoxuan was indeed very interested in this matter.

"I'm just curious. If you don't want to say it, forget it."

"It's not that I don't want to say it, but there is no evidence now, and even if I say it, it won't help."

"Are you looking for evidence on that county magistrate?"

"Well, it has something to do with the death of my mother. You must have heard about the case of a member of the Department of Household Affairs, Wai Lang, stealing military funds and committing suicide in fear of crime, right?"

Tong Shaoxuan nodded: "I've heard about it, but there are many doubts about you, Aye."

"Oh? What doubts did you find?"

"You, Aye, are the second-in-command of the Branch Department of the Household Department, and are in charge of the central expenditure budget. As far as I know, he was involved in the embezzlement and confiscation of military funds on the front line in Suichuan, right?"

Tang Jian nodded slightly: "Exactly!"

"What I think is that Mr. Tang is Yuanwailang, not to mention whether he has the real power to dispatch military funds. Even if he has, before the military funds go to the front line, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Ministers need to consolidate and account for them, unless these three parties are in collusion. , the center of the Great Cang is like a decoration, otherwise, relying on Tang Gong alone, let alone a sixth-rank official, it is impossible for a first-rank official to swallow the general's funds in Boling."

"what do you mean……"

Tong Shaoxuan asked her to bring a pen and paper, Tang Jianwei excitedly brought it, and also brought a desk.

Tong Shaoxuan stretched forward, his lower body was still on the bed, his upper body was hanging on the desk, and he quickly drew a central structure:

"Including the verification of military funds, the transfer and distribution of all important materials need to be jointly supervised by at least three agencies. Don't listen to this matter. This is a rule set down by Gaozu, it is to put an end to corruption, and at the same time disperse power and supervise each other, so that it will also help the power to be in the hands of the emperor."

Tang Jian nodded slightly.

"Mr. Tang should have participated in the inspection of the third division, and he must have a deep understanding of the rigor. The officials of the household department who control the financial revenue and expenditure know that it is not difficult for the important officials in the court to be corrupt in front of the emperor. But this time the reduction The military fund is the easiest to be discovered and the most punishable. It is definitely an extremely difficult, very dangerous and uneconomical thing. Moreover, he is a member of the Zhidu Division. Once an accident occurs, he will bear the brunt of the investigation. I believe that anyone who stands in the position of Tang Gong knows that this matter is like hugging a tiger and pillowing a flood, and he will never fly to the flames, and he will not be able to take the spoils alone. Looking at the important points of the Great Cang Code, it has been possible to complete the work in the past century. Most of the embezzlers are local officials such as governors and county magistrates. They either increase local taxes, or are good at labor services. Misappropriation of imperial funds and use of military treasury money and other things are not uncommon. Because it is local property, it is necessary to It will take a certain amount of time to get the three inspectors together. During this process, the stolen money has already been transferred, and there is time to refill the account. This is how the Yushitai will be supervised by the censor. The phenomenon is still common, and it is really hateful. And I have heard a little about the Suichuan military capital case, the amount involved is so large, it is definitely not something that a Beijing official who does not leave the capital can do on his own." Tong Shaoxuan said seriously ,

"You, Aye, are likely to be involved in partisan disputes and become victims of partisan disputes."

It's rare to see Tong Shaoxuan say so many words in one breath, and he speaks in a very eloquent manner, which is convincing with reason and evidence.

Tang Jianwei was a little fascinated by what she heard, and immediately told Tong Shaoxuan everything she knew, including the fact that Aye had died before she arrived at Dali Temple.

After listening to what Tang Jianwei said, Tong Shaoxuan seemed to follow her back to the day when the accident happened in the Tang family. The fear of Ye Niang's sudden death made even her, a bystander, feel chills when she heard it. , I can't imagine how Tang Jianwei survived in the first place.

Tang Jianwei asked her eagerly: "What you said has some similarities with what I thought, and there are also things I didn't expect. So from what you can see, what is my Aye case..."

Tong Shaoxuan held the pen, and the pair of eyebrows above the big eyes were tightly knit, and he looked a bit like an adult:

"I'm guessing that those who have the ability to greedily absorb such a large amount of military funds must be local officials, and they will definitely not be able to escape. I am afraid that the governor of Suichuan will not be clean. And this matter must be supported by senior officials in the court. I It is suspected that the battle in Suichuan involved two parties fighting each other, and there were victims in the struggle..."

Tong Shaoxuan was only analyzing objectively, and felt that it was too cruel when it came to this point.

To others, this is a political struggle, but the death of a close relative is a fact, if Tong Shaoxuan continues to talk about it, I am afraid it will be too cold-blooded.

But Tang Jianwei nodded and said: "You are right, our Tang family is the victim. I understand. The governor of Suichuan... This person has never been to Boling, I have no impression of him... except Other than this person, I think my house-filling grandmother is also inseparable from this matter. She and my second uncle killed my mother while I was killed in the dark for my Aunt's title!"

Speaking of this, Tang Jianwei's eyes turned hard: "Outsiders say that my mother hanged herself and followed him because she couldn't stand my Aye's death, but I know that's not the case...My Ye Niang's feelings are indeed deep, but my mother Even if you want to follow me, Aye, you must first find out the ins and outs of Aye's death! In addition, there is another more important thing that makes me sure that they will not die casually. Because..."

Tang Jianwei suddenly looked at Tong Shaoxuan, the hatred in his eyes just now dissipated, and turned into mourning:

"Because my mother is pregnant."

"What?" Tong Shaoxuan didn't think about it.

"Yes, she was pregnant for three months. It's amazing...I'm seventeen, and she can get pregnant again. Yeniang has always been in a good relationship. Even after being together for so many years, they are still as loving as ever. I am also looking forward to having a younger brother or younger sister who will be loved and loved. Unfortunately... there is no chance."

Tang Shaoxuan's heart was gripped by Tang Jian's slightly lowered eyebrows, and he felt a dull pain.

I want to say a few words of comfort, but I find that my thoughts are springing up when I run on others on weekdays. Why is it so difficult to say something nice and obedient.

Fortunately, Tang Jianwei is not the kind of person who would immerse herself in sadness for too long, she quickly cheered up:

"Aniang's pregnancy is only known to our Yuanyi family. Others wanted to create the illusion that my aunt committed suicide, but they didn't expect her to have countless reasons to live. So I said, Yang and my second uncle may also have something to do with it." Move. My second uncle has a very close personal relationship with the Jinwu Guard brigade commander, could it be that the Jin Wu Guard is also involved in the party struggle?"

The two were silent for a while, unable to find any deeper thoughts, Tong Shaoxuan recorded all the clues now, and Tang Jianwei asked her to write the man with the scar on the back of his neck.

"Do you think Magistrate She and this scarred man may be related to your death?"

Obviously, Tong Shaoxuan was a little puzzled, because she didn't know that the eldest princess pointed Tang Jianwei in it, pointing her to Su County.

Tang Jianwei was a little uncomfortable talking.

If Tong Shaoxuan was told of the eldest princess's intentions, it would be obvious that the eldest princess was using Tong's family as a cover to let Tang Jianwei investigate her case of Ye Niang.

No one wants to be a pawn, right?

It is better to discuss this matter later.

Tang Jianwei said, "The man with the scar is from Boling, and I'm very sensitive to everything related to Boling."

Tong Shaoxuan muttered: "You are a prophet, knowing that there will be Boling people."

Tang Jianwei was taken aback by what she said, and secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

I didn't expect this little lady to be so smart, her mind was so quick.

Still thinking about how to respond to Tong Shaoxuan's question, to fill in the mistakes and omissions, but Tong Shaoxuan thoughtfully did not continue this topic, and talked about something else.

Tang Jianwei thanked her for her thoughtfulness, and was also very interested in her sudden reveal of another side:

"You seem to know the situation of the center very well, even better than me, a Boling native. But you haven't lived in Boling for a long time, have you? You haven't even been an official, how do you know?"

"All kinds of historical materials and friends' knowledge, and the masters of the academy will also talk about the important news of the court. After all, we are all trying to get tribute students to go to Boling to seek official positions. The sooner we understand the affairs of the court, the better. And I I was weak since I was a child, and others can go out to travel, but I can only stay at home and read books. I have basically read all the books here in Su County."

"Can you disassemble so many just by reading a book?"

"Countless events, big and small, have happened in the course of thousands of years. If you dissect them and think carefully, you will find that many things are consistent. You don't need to be there, as long as you see through the cause and effect mechanism, you can understand it by analogy."

Tong Shaoxuan spoke in an orderly manner, and found that Tang Jianwei looked at her a little fascinated.

"...What are you looking at?" Tong Shaoxuan's ears felt a little hot from her too direct gaze.

"A Nian, you have a talent for discussing Taoism and classics, and you are a natural weapon of generals!"

"General..." Tong Shaoxuan felt even more embarrassed by her overly serious words, "I, a village girl, don't have that ability, I just talk about it on paper..."

"No, you have it, you have it." Tang Jianwei was very sure, "I have been sure since you helped me remodel the cart, you are the smartest and most creative person I have ever seen. As long as you take good care of yourself and work hard Mechanics, when his daily strategy is listed, he will definitely shine!"

Tong Shaoxuan had heard many compliments, but it was the first time that Tang Jianwei had lifted her up so high and praised her so firmly.

These sincere words of admiration made her feel hot and hot...