Poor monks do not break the precepts

Back at Ji's residence, Huai Mingmo told Xu Sheng a whole series of things. After revealing the whole thing, I don't know whether he was too shocked or didn't react. Ji Sushan and Ji Duorui looked at each other in disbelief.

After a long time, Ji Duorui was the first to react, and ran outside the house to ask the servant to fetch a pen and ink, scribbled a few words, quickly dried the ink, and summoned the mansion's horse riders, and ordered: "You go back to the Hermitage Villa immediately, Hand this over to Mr. Ji in person, without any mistakes, go quickly."

Seeing the person walking away, Ji Duorui called him back and said nonsense, "Be careful on the road, don't get caught by someone."

Within half a cup of tea, the steward was already preparing to have the horses brought in.The young servant didn't dare to delay, seeing that it was getting late, he immediately rode out of the city before the curfew closed the city gate.

Xu Shengzhi knew that Ji Duorui urgently asked the boy to deliver the letter, just to let himself calm down for a few days, so as not to do impulsive things.

With the general whereabouts of Huiji Lianxin, everyone's moods improved after being depressed for many days, and they had a good night's sleep after drinking and changing cups that night.But this kind of good mood lasted only twelve hours, maybe Lianxin Huiji was born with a disagreement with Ji's family, the next evening the whole family gathered around the table and planned to have a good meal, but the housekeeper rushed over.

The steward was frightened and was able to run again, panting heavily for a while, and said intermittently: "Second Master, just now, Mr. Yong from An Guohou's Mansion came to report that Mrs. Hou is gone."

"What do you mean it's gone?" The news was so shocking that Ji Duorui couldn't turn his head around, holding a wine glass, he half-opened his mouth, looking dumbfounded.

Xu Sheng threw down the chopsticks in his hand forcefully, a little internal force was caught in the force, the chopsticks landed on the ground and folded in two, and he said calmly: "How did you die?"

Fortunately for the master next to him, the steward was very afraid of Xu Sheng, especially when he was calm and angry, the steward wiped the cold sweat from his temples, and said timidly: "I heard that Mrs. Hou said that early summer is suitable for sightseeing by boat, so I took Miss Yong for an outing, but there was a hole in the boat. Miss Yong can't swim, but Mrs. Hou can, so the boatman planned to take Miss Yong back to shore, and then go back to rescue Mrs. Hou, and wait for him to go again. rescued, and found that the person had sunk to the bottom of the lake.”

A crude trick can probably deceive a three-year-old child, but the Ji family didn't believe it.Obviously Lianxin Huiji knew that she had been exposed, so she used a trick to disappear in front of others.

No matter how good-tempered Huai Mingmo was, he was a little anxious at this moment, "Since I know where I drowned, what about the corpse?"

"The man who dared to salvage it an hour ago is all wrinkled, and he has just been sent to the Hou's mansion." The good-looking man suddenly drowned, and the steward didn't know the inside story, so he regretted: "The An Guohou's mansion is in chaos. My mother left suddenly, at this moment Young Master Yong is sending people to notify the nearby houses, and then send people to the south to deliver a letter to Lord Hou."

"Understood, you go down." Ji Sushan pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache, and sighed, not knowing what to say for a while.

He has encountered this situation twice, but it is not unfamiliar, it is because he is familiar with it that he knows the consequences of this incident.

Xu Shi was so angry that he joked instead, Ji Sushan said angrily: "The cunning rabbit has three holes, this Lianxin Huiji is a rabbit spirit, and any hole on the ground is her nest. She ran away this time, and it is even more difficult to catch her." Disaster."

The sudden drowning of Mrs. An Guohou caused a burst of sighs from the officials and women in the capital, and everyone was too frightened to go on a cruise in the suburbs of Beijing.There was no one in charge of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion for a while, but he did not expect the young son to do things very properly. After being sad for a long time, he took charge of all the affairs of the Marquis's Mansion, and finished the funeral of Mrs. An Guohou's wife in a low-key and beautiful manner, which was well received.

When An Guohou heard the news in the south, he couldn't accept it for a while, and he almost passed out due to depression. He immediately wrote a letter to the court, and he would definitely be able to return to Beijing.

The situation in the south has calmed down, and Emperor Meng immediately recalled An Guohou and sent Ning Guogong to finish it.An Guohou and Mr. Ji entered Beijing early in the morning on the same day, and happened to meet outside the Anhua Gate, so Mr. Ji already knew about Lianxin Huiji's fake death before he arrived at Ji's residence.

Mr. Ji was obviously so angry that he was about to curse, and he had to say a few words of persuasion with a very sad face.When he entered the capital, he said a few words, Mr. Ji found an excuse and left. As soon as he arrived at Ji's house, he rushed into the room of his two brothers and dragged him out of bed, "What's going on with you two, no one can see Stop and say, how did you scare the snake away.”

Ji Duorui yelled that he was wronged, and betrayed without explanation: "After Ming Mo and Xu Sheng went to An Guohou's mansion, Lian Xin Huiji escaped under the guise of drowning the next day. What does it have to do with me?"

Mr. Ji slapped Ji Duorui on the shoulder again when he heard the words, but Ji Duorui dodged quickly, "What about them?"

"In the house." Ji Sushan said again: "It's best to knock on the door to enter the house."

Mr. Ji was stunned, and soon understood the meaning of Ji Sushan's words, his eyes widened in shock, he patted his second brother on the shoulder after recovering for a long time, and asked in a low voice, "Who took the initiative?"

Ji Sushan leaned forward and whispered: "Your precious son."

Mr. Ji raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands quickly, he was no longer angry, and smiled refreshedly: "My son is promising."

"What's the future?" Huai Mingmo happened to walk to the front hall, intending to wait for Mr. Ji's arrival, and happened to hear Mr. Ji's words.

Mr. Ji turned his head and saw Xu Sheng following into the room, his smile became softer and kinder, obviously a man standing in front of him, but she seemed to be looking at his wife.People say that when a mother-in-law looks at her daughter-in-law, the more she looks at her, the more she looks at her, but Mr. Ji likes it very much. Fortunately, his mind is not tense, and he knows that "daughter-in-law" is different.

Xu Sheng is still not used to others paying too much attention to himself, so he bowed to Mr. Ji shyly, and hid behind Huai Mingmo.

Huai Mingmo coughed lightly, cut off Mr. Ji's sight, and immediately admitted his mistake: "Mother, my son acted recklessly, and let Lianxin Huiji escape."

Mr. Ji raised Huai Mingmo with one hand, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, Lianxin Huiji is cunning, and it's not once or twice that the golden cicada has escaped her shell. It's no fault of you two. I'm a little worried, she will take advantage of this If you want to make a big fuss behind your back, I'm afraid that it will be pulled on the two of you."

Xu Sheng interjected disapprovingly, "She will disappear for a while, not to mention pouring dirty water on us, she should try to downplay Madam Hou's death as much as possible."

At the beginning of July, midsummer is coming, and the air in the early morning is already stuffy and hot.

Ji Sushan was always afraid of being provoked, so he ordered the boy to bring the ice tank early in the morning, stroked his beard and turned on the folding fan, pretending to ignore his attitude towards his second sister, "The capital is going to die again, and there are still a lot of them."

Xu Sheng and Ji Sushan looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and only said: "Yes."

Huai Mingmo nodded in agreement, but there was something puzzled, he gave Xu Sheng the breakfast that was brought to him first, and he took another bowl and ate a little to fill his stomach, before he said: "People from Hehuanzhai , She has already removed most of them, and the ones left behind are either useless or confidantes. If she really kills those confidants, won’t there be no one to use in the future, and instead they will be restrained?"

Mr. Ji squinted his eyes and remained silent for a long time, resting his elbows on the coffee table to think deeply, guessing: "The second prince is dead, and now the most capable ones are the third and fourth princes, and Meng Yinghuan is more likely to get the reserve position. She is now It’s okay to get rid of some useless chess pieces. Besides, who knows if the person who died was from He Huan Zhai.”

"That's right, it's hard to find out if innocent people die casually." Xu Sheng frowned and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it was strange.

Ji Duorui was so sleepy that he was lifted up, he was already in a daze, and after listening to the words for a long time, he felt a pain in his head, "Speaking for a long time, do you care about this matter or not?"

Ji Sushan really wanted to wake up the useless third brother, so he said slowly: "Take care, but not in a clear way. Otherwise, if the emperor doesn't take it seriously, and Ji's family manages the official affairs, it will be a blow to the emperor's face."

The bowl was replayed on the coffee table, and Huai Mingmo said in a deep voice, "It's just that Ji's family will take care of it, please enter the urn."

"Then what should I do, don't you know?" Ji Duorui felt really bad when he thought of the mess of these years, and rubbed the bridge of his nose in boredom, "If you want me to say, just leave it alone, whether it's Lianxin Huiji or Chaotang. I see it through, no matter how many things you do, it doesn’t matter if you support a new emperor, as long as the Ji family doesn’t fall, it’s a thorn in the court’s eyes, and it’s the same for anyone.”

"Shut up." Mr. Ji and Ji Sushan said in unison.

Before the two opened their mouths to scold again, Xu Sheng said quietly: "It's easy to think about one thing less. Either give up the hidden world villa, and the Ji family will remain anonymous. Or, Ji Guifei and the prince... die. There is no one in the Ji family, As long as there is no accident in the rivers and lakes, the Meng family will not spend their spare time to deal with it."

Xu Sheng said this very seriously, with a resolute look on his face.Huai Mingmo pulled Xu Sheng over and patted his face, "You..."

"Are you not Ji's family?" Ji Duorui said something that others were embarrassed to ask, and said in an elder tone: "Nephew and daughter-in-law, don't treat yourself as an outsider."

Hearing the words, he was stunned for a long time, Xu Sheng finally recalled that Ji Duorui's address was referring to himself, he was at a loss for words, and seeing everyone looking at him playfully, he was so ashamed.

"In short, let's look at the development of the situation beforehand. If there are many cases in the capital, even if we don't investigate, the palace will not sit idly by." Mr. Ji glanced at Xusheng with flickering eyes, and sighed silently, "Concubine Wan is too. Being harmed by Lianxin Huiji, the emperor was already furious because of this. So once the incident becomes a big deal and the news spreads into the palace, as long as the emperor knows that Lianxin Huiji did it, how can he let her go."

Ji Sushan frowned quickly, and said a little worriedly: "After all, she is from the Jianghu, and I am worried that the people sent by the imperial court may not be able to catch her."

Mr. Ji smiled heartily, but he didn't take it seriously. He patted the coffee table twice with his fingers, and sat up straight, "If we can't catch it, we will come to the Hidden World Villa. When the time comes, we will look upright when we make a move, and it will not be easy to lose our tongue." trouble."

Seeing that Mr. Ji still had something to say, Xu Sheng jumped ahead and said, "I know what Mr. Ji means, but Concubine Wan is counting on her own day, so this matter must be done as soon as possible."

Mr. Ji had heard about Concubine Wan's character, and said with pity: "Drunkenness, dreaming and death are the poison you brewed, isn't there no cure?"

Xu Sheng's expression was as usual, but there was an indescribable pain and regret, he squeezed his lips and shook his head, "I should be able to hold her until she has given birth."

"That amorous young man..."

Xu Sheng sighed deeply, exhaled sobbingly, "Let it be, I promised Wan Xin not to tell him her current situation, so I won't say it."

There are some things that are just delaying time. With Concubine Wan's fragrance, sooner or later it will be known.Everyone in the room knew it, and Xu Sheng actually knew it too, but Wan thought so, so she had to respect the wishes of the person involved.