Concentricity

Four days after Chen Liang left Fuqing, he returned with Nie Yun, mother and son, and Chen Pingsheng.Guan Longfei's prison cart was then delivered by the officials of Changle County.

After the carriage came to a complete stop, Nie Yun lifted the curtain and prepared to get off the carriage with the child in her arms.

Mo Jinyan hurried forward: "Sister Yun, give me Hong'er."

Nie Yun put Hong'er into Mo Jinyan's arms, and Mo Jinyan held the child with one hand, and helped Nie Yun with the other: "Be careful, sister Yun." He has completely forgotten the saying that men and women can't kiss each other. My sister, and I can be regarded as a family member, so I don't have so many scruples.

However, Yu Simian noticed that the wet nurse beside her frowned, and stepped forward: "Sister Yun, long time no see, are you okay?"

Nie Yun let go of Mo Jinyan's arm, raised her head, bent her legs and was about to kneel down.

Yu Simian was so frightened that he quickly held her elbows: "What is this, sister Yun, get up!"

Tears welled up in Nie Yun's eyes, and she said with trembling lips, "Brother Yu please save my husband."

Yu Simian helped her up: "Don't worry, let's go into the room first. Chen Liang, serve tea quickly."

"Yes, my lord." Chen Liang quickly put down his whip and ran to serve tea.

On the other hand, Chen Pingsheng, who was at the side, saw the scene in front of him, so surprised that he could stuff an egg into his mouth.It turns out that Xiao Mo, the sworn brother, is an official?No wonder that temperament looks different from ordinary people.Thinking of his situation, he couldn't help feeling a little cramp in his calves, and he couldn't walk.

Mo Jinyan hugged Hong'er, looked at Chen Pingsheng, who was pale, and said apologetically, "Brother Chen, I'm sorry, I haven't told you the truth all this time, because I was afraid of shocking you. But don't worry, Brother Yu is My brother, he won't blame us."

Chen Pingsheng stammered: "Really?"

Mo Jinyan nodded and gave him a soothing smile.

Yu Simian led Nie Yun to the main hall.The nurse quickly suppressed her displeasure, and hugged the child from Mo Jinyan's hands. Although she was loyal to her master and worried about the little lady's misbehavior, at the moment, obviously no one noticed these details except her.People under the eaves have to bow their heads, and they have to rely on these people to rescue the master.The nurse thought emphatically.

Nie Yun sat down on the chair and wept silently. She tried her best in Changle these days, but she couldn't see her husband, so she thought it was bad luck.

She wiped away her tears, raised her head and said to Yu Simian: "Brother Yu, can my husband still be saved?"

Yu Simian stood up: "Sister Yun, you and Xiao Mo come to the study with me."

Nie Yun hurriedly wiped away her tears, stood up and followed.

The nurse who was holding the child also wanted to catch up. The little lady is a woman, how can she be alone with two big men? "Little madam."

Yu Simian frowned: "Chen Liang, take the nurse and the child down to rest." Although he knew that the nurse should be loyal to Guan Longfei, he was a little ignorant of current affairs, and it was useless to ask her to listen.

The nurse stood still and said in a murmur, "Little madam, it's not proper for you to be alone with a man like this."

The corners of Mo Jinyan's mouth twitched: "Nurse, this is my sister. Brother Yu is sister Yun's sworn brother. We are a family. Is there anything wrong with etiquette?" The key is when is this, the first priority is not Save your master, why are you so ungrateful.

Nie Yun stopped, and glanced back at the wet nurse: "Nurse, Hong'er is going to sleep, you can take him down to rest."

The nurse remained still.

Nie Yun said coldly: "Is etiquette important, or is my husband's life important? These are my brothers and sisters, why don't you worry about it?" This wet nurse was left for her by her mother-in-law before she left. He really came to monitor himself.

The wet nurse finally changed her complexion, her face was ashen, she moved her mouth several times, but in the end she didn't say anything, she stood up with some reluctance holding the child, and followed Chen Liang every step of the way.

Yu Simian watched their backs leave, and sighed: "Sister Yun, it's better to change the baby's wet nurse."

Nie Yun sighed and said, "Wait until my husband comes out. She is my husband's wet nurse, so I can't just dismiss her."

Yu Simian sighed, every family has a hard-to-read scripture, the three of them entered the study, Mo Jinyan closed the door behind them.

The three sat down.Yu Simian said: "Sister Yun, I have heard about my brother-in-law's matter, we have also discussed this matter, and it is not completely hopeless. I invited you here this time to tell you that we have a way to save him. "

Nie Yun was stunned when she heard this: "Brother, can you really save him?"

Yu Simian nodded: "However, your cooperation is still needed at this time."

Nie Yun quickly said, "Say it quickly."

Mo Jinyan also stared at Yu Simian closely. He hasn't discussed this matter with himself yet. He seemed to mention this matter last night, but he skipped it. Afterwards, Mo Jinyan's ears were a little red. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Yu Simian.

Yu Simian glanced at Mo Jinyan's expression, and with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he said to Nie Yun: "The matter of Guan Longfei, whether it is keeping a sea ship privately or engaging in maritime trade, according to the law, there is no escape from punishment. But as far as I know, he didn't hurt anyone. On the contrary, he killed many Japanese thieves and helped many people in Luochuan. It can be regarded as meritorious. If you want to avoid punishment at all, you can only surrender to the government in the name of the Guan family, or, in the name of the government, I recruit the Guan family."

Nie Yun relaxed, and hurriedly said: "So what about surrendering, and how about recruiting security?"

Yu Simian said: "Surrender and Zhao'an are different in nature. To surrender, you need to actively hand over your ships and force; while to recruit for security, the government recruits ships and forces from you. No matter what kind, The government will give some compensation. Of course, the conditions offered by Zhaoan will be better."

Mo Jinyan hurriedly asked from the side: "Will the words of recruiting security affect you?"

Yu Simian glanced at him and shook his head: "This matter is harmless to me, as long as I report it to the imperial court and the imperial court agrees, it will be fine. But the crux of the problem lies in the imperial court. The current emperor is a violent person. If you meet him If you are in a good mood, with a swipe of your pen, you are allowed to recruit security, but if you are in a bad mood, let him know the existence of such a fleet, and you must order to destroy it."

Both Mo Jinyan and Nie Yun turned pale with shock: "This is too risky. What about surrender?"

Yu Simian said: "For the current plan, the only way to surrender is the safest way. To save Guan Longfei, you have to come up with conditions that satisfy the government in order to show sincerity. Sister Yun, what else is there to make the Guan family feel ashamed?" Appreciable wealth? Both manpower and material resources are acceptable.”

Nie Yun thought for a while: "I only have some silver taels here, about a few thousand taels, and my mother-in-law and elder sister took away all the family assets." The few thousand taels were left by Nie Yunqiang to save Guan Longfei.

Yu Simian shook his head: "I'm afraid this is not enough."

Mo Jinyan thought for a long time before finally saying: "Brother Yu, when I was in Dongfan, I built eight sea-going ships for the Guan family. All of them were big ships with more than [-] hu. If you donate all these ships to the government, Is it possible to save Brother Guan?"

Yu Simian looked at Mo Jinyan with some surprise, he knew about going to Dongfan to build ships, but he did not expect to build as many as eight ships: "Little Mo, are there so many?"

Mo Jinyan nodded: "Yes."

Yu Simian frowned: "If there are so many ships, it should be possible to bring the fleet to surrender. However, the ship is in Dongfan, whoever brings the ship back must be able to bring it back."

Nie Yun said: "My husband's second brother, Lu Saihu, took his mother-in-law and the others to Dongfan. If they knew that they could exchange the boat for my husband's life, they would definitely agree. It's just how can I bring the letter." He set his sights on Mo Jinyan.

Mo Jinyan made a decision long ago: "For the present plan, I'm the only one going."

"Xiao Mo!" Yu Simian frowned and looked at him, anyone could go, but he didn't want to go.

Mo Jinyan raised his head and gave him a smiling face: "It's okay, Brother Yu, I can only handle this matter. On the one hand, only Brother Chen and I can find the place. On the other hand, probably only I can get theirs." trust."

Yu Simian fell silent, apart from Mo Jinyan, there really was no other person who could handle this matter.He couldn't help feeling restless, he didn't want Xiao Mo to go at all, but he couldn't refuse Nie Yun.He took a deep breath, and finally said: "I will send a team of sailors to escort you."

Mo Jinyan waved his hands and said: "It's not necessary, once the navy goes, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. I'd better find someone to go by myself."

Yu Simian insisted: "My people don't wear military uniforms, just pretend to be sailors. It's a long way to go east, and there's no way we can do it without a big ship."

Mo Jinyan said: "I don't worry about the boat, I brought one when I came back. But I have to go to Brother Guan to discuss it and get a seal, so that I can win the trust of Brother Lu and the old lady."

"Okay, I'll help you arrange it now." Since this matter is irresistible, try to arrange the best conditions for him.

The third day of Nie Yun's arrival happened to be the Duanyang Festival, and this was the first Duanyang Festival that Mo Jinyan and Yu Simian celebrated together.Although the clouds are overwhelming, the festival has to pass.

The yamen was also on vacation that day.Every household in Fuqing City hangs calamus and mugwort, makes rice dumplings, and orders realgar wine. Women wrap colorful life silk around their wrists, children wear aprons, hang sachets, and paste tiger-shaped cocoons on their foreheads to ward off evil spirits. The fragrance of glutinous rice, calamus and wormwood brings a strong festive atmosphere.

Dragon boats have been prepared for a long time along the river, and everyone, regardless of gender, age or age, comes together to watch the dragon boat race.

The female relatives didn't go out much in the past, but today they got the amnesty order, they dressed up one after another, and brought them out with their brothers and sisters to enjoy the fun, which made the sons and daughters of all families open their eyes one after another.Therefore, this once-in-a-year grand event does not know how many marriages will be promoted every year.

Yu Simian also brought his whole family to watch the excitement.He had already thought about it before, and wanted to find a secluded place to have a good time with Mo Jinyan, and to promote their relationship by the way.But this time Nie Yun's mother and son came over, so they couldn't leave it alone, so they had to find a carriage, took them out, and led them to the terrace reserved for the guard commander to watch the dragon boat race by the river.

The river is full of dragon boats that come and go and are still practicing. The men who row the dragon boats wear various cloth scarves on their heads, sweating with their bare arms, and are very busy.

There are people standing on both sides of the river bank, eating snacks, chatting with relatives and friends, and glancing at the river from time to time to see if the game has started.Some young girls and boys flirted with each other in the crowd, expressing affection.

Yu Simian used to watch dragon boat races a lot, but now that Mo Jinyan is by his side, he is still not interested in dragon boats.After sitting for a while, he quietly scratched Mo Jinyan's palm, and Mo Jinyan turned back to look at him with a blushing face.Yu Simian winked at him and said silently: "Go, I'll take you somewhere."

Mo Jinyan shook his head slightly, and pouted at Nie Yun, indicating that she was still there.

At this moment someone came to visit Yu Simian, Yu Simian got up and went downstairs with him.

After a cup of tea, Chen Liang came back and whispered in Mo Jinyan's ear, "My lord is waiting for you below, and told you to come over."

Mo Jinyan looked at Chen Liang with some surprise. Chen Liang's expression was very calm, as if he was just passing on a message and didn't know anything else.

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to stand up, greeted Nie Yun, and followed Chen Liang down.

Chen Liang sent him to the bottom of the building, and stopped: "Your Excellency is waiting for you in the bamboo forest ahead, you go, I'm going back." Then he turned and went upstairs.

Mo Jinyan looked at Chen Liang, and had no choice but to turn around and walk towards the bamboo forest. The dragon boat race hasn't started yet, so where are we going?