Raiders of the maid who crossed the Red Mansion

After Xue Pan had lunch and was about to go to bed, Xia Jingui and Baochan came back from the outside, talking and laughing loudly all the way into the room, making Xue Pan unable to sleep, so he had to sit up from the bed with a full stomach.

Jingui ignored Xue Pan, leaned against the head of the bed, rubbed her feet and complained of soreness, and ordered Baochan to fetch hot water to soak her feet, Baochan had no choice but to pouted and reluctantly went.

After soaking her feet, Jingui painted her toenails with Koudan, which she just bought, and the toenails were bright red at a few points, dyed on her fair toes, very delicate and beautiful.

Xue Pan was originally angry, but he didn't feel moved when he saw it. He stretched out his hand to pinch Jingui's lotus feet with a smile, but he gave her a heart-warming kick and was thrown on the bed.

Xue Pan was set on fire, and became even more itchy. He stretched out his arms to hug Jingui. The couple were having sex in the house when they suddenly heard the sound of the outside door being slammed, and there was a faint noise.

Jingui was overwhelmed and pushed Xue Pan away, cursing in his mouth, because the latter got into trouble after all, he was not at ease, so he covered his clothes, put on his shoes, and planned to go out to see what happened.

As soon as he got to the eaves, he saw a group of guards rushing into the second gate. The servants guarding the gate couldn't stop them, and chased them in, shouting all the way.

The first person who looked like a headhunter stopped in the court and asked Xue Pan loudly, "Who is Xue Pan?"

Seeing that his posture was wrong, Xue Pan didn't dare to pretend to be stupid, so he had to agree: "I am, what's the matter..."

Before he finished speaking, the head catcher waved his hand, and without further ado, the guard behind him rushed up and put an iron chain on Xue Pan's head, pulled it away and left.

"Hey, what's going on? What's wrong with taking people indiscriminately?" Xue Pan struggled quickly. He was fat and playing tricks, and the guards dragged him back for a while.

"You've committed a crime, so obediently go to the yamen with the master, so as not to suffer!" The big hand like a catcher's fan opened, with five fingers like hooks, and pressed Xue Pan's shoulder.

"Let go, Uncle Xue and Mr. Jia, the governor of your house, but they are friendship at the same table!" Xue Pan yelled like killing a pig after suffering from pain.

"If you have anything to say, when you arrive at the yamen, go and talk to Master Fu Yin, let's go!" The head catcher stared and pushed Xue Pan forward.

"Ah, what's the matter? I only went out of the house and caused trouble to my old lady!" Xia Jingui cried loudly while holding the lintel of the door.

Aunt Xue, who was awakened from her afternoon nap, dressed indiscriminately, stumbled out the door. Xue Pan was being forced out of the second door by the guards, and hurriedly turned her head and told her mother: "Mom, when the second child comes back, let him bring the money quickly. Get me out of the yamen!"

Xue Biao went to the shop and was not at home. Seeing her son being taken away and her daughter-in-law sitting on the ground crying again, Aunt Xue had no choice but to order her family to call Xue Biao back.

Jia Mansion, Rongxi Hall, inner room.

Aunt Xue was holding Mrs. Wang's hand, sobbing and talking while weeping.

After Xue Biao came back, he learned that Xue Pan's incident had happened, so he went to Shuntian Mansion and begged the previous master to find out the ins and outs of the incident.

It turned out that the person Xue Pan accidentally killed in the "Zhijun Building" was not just a rascal, but also had some background. His brother-in-law was a respectable steward of the Zhongshun Palace, named Zhao Shun'er.

The brother-in-law was beaten to death, and the sister came to the door to mourn and cry, how could Zhao Shun'er let it go?Immediately took the girl in person and went to Shuntian Mansion to beat the drums and file a complaint.

Fu Yin Jia Yucun was originally entrusted by Xue's family, and wanted to keep this matter private, but who knows that the bitter master also has a lot of background, and was forced by Zhao Shun'er softly but hard, so he had no choice but to issue a lottery.

Although he has been favored by the Jia family, he has also taken advantage of the Xue family, but in comparison, the forces of the Zhongshun Palace can't afford to offend. Jia Yucun has been in the officialdom for many years, and he has already understood the pros and cons.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to comfort Aunt Xue, saying that after Jia Zheng came back, she would definitely ask him to help her. Anyway, she should save her nephew first, so as not to suffer in prison, and then try to get rid of the crime.

Aunt Xue heard that Mrs. Wang was confident, so she slowly shed her tears and asked about her daughter Baochai's recent situation.

Mrs. Wang told her that in the past few days, the young couple had obviously become closer and closer. I asked Yinger and heard her shyly say that Baoyu and Baochai were still consummating their marriage. Mrs. Wang was naturally overjoyed. Aunt Xue Finally feel a little comfort.

After dinner, Jia Zheng came back, looking a little hurried and not very cheerful. Madam Wang tentatively asked, but there were many things going on in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, so he could only be vague and perfunctory.

Aunt Xue hurriedly told Jia Zheng about Xue Pan, and begged him for help. Jia Zheng promised to do his best, but Mrs. Wang could see that the master was not very enthusiastic about this matter. There are other things on my mind.

She asked Aunt Xue to stay, and asked her to go to see Baoyu and his wife first, and only the husband and wife were left in the house, so she cautiously asked Jia Zheng if his nephew's lawsuit was embarrassing him?

Jia Zheng let out a long sigh, and finally showed worry: "Oh, it's not because of this, just now Eunuch Dai from the palace sent someone to see me, saying that the empress had been up all night coughing and didn't sleep, and she only informed the imperial physician in the morning. "

When Mrs. Wang heard the words, she was more panicked than hearing about Xue Pan's accident. She hurriedly grabbed Jia Zheng's sleeve and asked anxiously, "Did Eunuch Dai ever say, what kind of disease does your mother have?"

Jia Zheng shook his head: "We shouldn't have let the ministers know about the matter in the harem. Eunuch Dai is also accommodating in private. No matter how much he says, he doesn't dare to talk nonsense."

The news of Yuanchun's sudden illness made Mrs. Wang's good mood for Baoyu and Baochai's harmony dissipate immediately. Jia Zheng also earnestly told her that the old lady was still ill. Never let her know.

In the evening of that day, just after Mu Ran came back from Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, she was stopped by a family member of a close friend at the door, telling him that there was a guest waiting for him in the hall, and that Zheng Chuanxing, the chief manager of Dong'an County Prince's Mansion, was talking with him.

Mu Ran felt strange, who could it be?If the chief executive of the royal residence came to accompany the guests, the visitor must not be his colleagues in the officialdom, or good friends, but his status must not be low.

"Who is it?" Mu Ran asked her family while walking quickly.

"It's the first time I've seen the young one. I heard that he is the master in charge of Prince Zhongshun's family." The family members followed closely behind Mu Ran and answered in a low voice.

"Zhongshun Palace?" Mu Ran frowned subconsciously.

The Dong'an Palace and the Zhongshun Palace have some social contacts on weekdays, but he himself has nothing to do with the Zhongshun King.

Mu Ran knew that there were hidden factions in the court, and that his elder brother Dong'an County King's position was impartial and slick, while he himself was loyal to the emperor, abided by his duties, and kept a respectful distance from these overt and secret intrigues.

This is so sudden, Zhongshun Prince's Mansion sent someone to see him, what could happen?

As soon as he approached the flower hall where the guests were received, Mu Ran heard Zheng Chuanxing's hearty chatter and laughter, and his family hurriedly yelled loudly: "The fourth master is back—"

The laughter inside stopped, and when Mu Ran appeared outside the flower hall, Zheng Chuanxing quickly stood up and stepped aside with his hands down.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged man with a short stature, wearing a gray cocoon silk robe and a gray otter fur cap with a turn-up. Bowing down to hit Qian'er, he said in his mouth: "Little man Zhao Shun'er, please be well, Lord Mu."

Zheng Chuanxing introduced: "This Uncle Zhao is the internal steward of Prince Zhongshun."

It turned out that he was the internal steward of Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and his status was neither high nor low. Mu Ran walked steadily into the flower hall, sat in the main seat in the middle, and raised her hand to let the guests say, "Guan Zhao, please sit down."

Zhao Shun'er is used to observing words and expressions, and when he saw Mu Ran's polite mouth, but there was no trace of a smile on his slightly dark face, he hurriedly gave way: "In front of Master Mu, how dare a villain overstep, just stand and answer what you say. "

Mu Ran didn't force him, nodded slightly, and asked: "Guan Zhao came to the mansion today, but does Prince Zhongshun have anything to tell me?"

"No, no, the lord has nothing to say. It's a villain who has the guts to bother Mr. Mu with a little private matter of his own." Zhao Shun'er buried her head even lower, her attitude was extremely submissive, but she rolled her eyelids and secretly looked at Mu Ran Reaction.

Although Mu Ran is not as mellow as his elder brother Dong'an County Wang, he is also a very smart person, and he can tell that Zhao Shun'er said it was his own private matter, and it was probably approved by King Zhongshun. Excuse me" from the commander of the Jinyi pro-army commander of the third rank?

He is straightforward by nature, since he has to socialize, he can save himself from going around the corner: "If Manager Zhao has something to say, please speak up."

"Yes, yes." Zhao Shun'er bowed again and again, paused, and then asked cautiously, "It's almost noon today, Mr. Mu invited a friend to have a drink at the 'Zhijun Building' in the city?"

Mu Ran's heart skipped a beat. She invited some friends to have a drink. Among them were some official figures, but they were all young and newly promoted officials. They were not high-ranking officials and had never been involved in factions in the court. Is this worthy of King Zhongshun's attention?

But then he thought again, yes, on the "Zhijun Tower", he did meet a person who was somewhat related to Zhongshun Palace, and that was Jiang Yuhan.

But the majestic county king, wouldn't he send the second manager of the mansion to ask himself for the sake of an actor?

He couldn't figure out Zhao Shun'er's intention for a while, so he nodded calmly and replied lightly: "Yes."

Zhao Shun'er asked again: "Did something happen during the banquet? Someone was beaten to death upstairs?"

Sure enough, she had something to do with Jiang Yuhan's gang, so Mu Ran could only nod again: "Yes."

"The one who wounded someone to death was Xue, the head of the Xue family in Jinling, a generation of imperial merchants..."

"Xue Pan?"

Zhao Shun'er deliberately kept talking, as if she had forgotten something, but Mu Ran said Xue Pan's name without thinking too much.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said the name, Zhao Shun'er plopped, knelt down at his feet, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sure enough, Master Mu witnessed it with his own eyes. Please make the decision for the villain and the villain's sister!"

Ever since Mu Ran came in, Zhao Shun'er has always been respectful and polite. This sudden appearance really startled Mu Ran, and she couldn't understand what she heard, so she had to pull him up first: "Guan Shi, don't do this. What twists and turns, sit and talk slowly?"

Zhao Shun'er stood up, and when she looked up, there were some eyes in her eyes, and she said sadly: "On the 'Zhijun Building', the one who was beaten to death by Xue Pan was the villain's brother-in-law, the villain's sister. The pleadings have been completed, and the murderer has been sued to the Shuntian Mansion, and Mr. Jia, the governor of the mansion, has also brought Xue Pan to the case."

Mu Ran was even more surprised: "Since the murderer also took it, is there any problem?"

"Lord Mu didn't know something, Xue Pan took it, but he was instigated by someone, so he insisted that he didn't kill the villain's brother-in-law. Except for the friends who had a drink with the villain's brother-in-law, Master Jia insisted I couldn't find any circumstantial evidence to identify him, so I had to put Xue Pan in prison first, and wait for another trial. Fortunately, I learned that Mr. Mu was present at the time. He has always been jealous and unselfish, and he is definitely willing to make decisions for the villain's brother-in-law. ?”

Zhao Shun'er burst into tears, but spoke fluently. Mu Ran finally understood that he wanted to come forward and identify Xue Pan as the murderer of his brother-in-law?

This idea is really good. With Jin Yiwei's commander and colleagues to testify, it is more effective than anyone else's words. As long as he speaks, Xue Pan will definitely not be able to escape the crime of murder and death.

Things sound simple, but is it really that simple?It's just a man in the market, a life lawsuit caused by a fight over wine, even if the Xue family has some power, how can it be rare for the master in charge of Zhongshun's palace?

Zhao Shun'er, no, or it would be more appropriate for King Zhongshun to force himself, there must be something important in it.

Mu Ran was noncommittal for a while, and only comforted Zhao Shun'er: "Since Mr. Jia has captured the suspect, he will be able to judge the case fairly. I know about this. Guan Zhao please go back in advance. Mu Ran knows what to do."

Then he ordered Zheng Chuanxing: "Prepare chariots and horses, and send Guanshi Zhao for me."

Zhao Shun'er didn't dare to pester Mu Ran when he saw off the guests, so he could only thank him: "Thank you for your concern, my lord came here on horseback."

Mu Ran said that she would not be far away, so she got up to see off the guests, and Zheng Chuanxing politely invited Zhao Shun'er out.

The two of them walked out for a while, and there was a loud laugh from behind the flower hall: "Hehe, what kind of tricks is this loyal prince playing again, fourth child, you should avoid it, this matter has nothing to do with us, don't rush to tell me Wrap it in."

Mu Ran turned her head, and saw a man in his forties turning around from behind the curtain. He was slightly fat, with a round face and a meaningful smile under his neat mustache. It was his elder brother Dong'an County Wang Mushi.