Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 231

[231. Chapter two thirty]

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Renxuan heard a suspicious point, and asked: “Master Liu and Su Jin are old acquaintances? Can’t you?”

Director Jiang wiped a tear: “Why can’t you, the lower official heard Master Liu and the old man help him. Su Jin investigates the case, asks about the date of disappearance, and goesssips about Yan Zhan, who knows that Yushi Zuodu is an iron-faced Bodhisattva, and can ask his old man for help, without a strong friendship?”

Ren Xuan was stunned for a while, but he Shen Xi, the minister of the household who came to the door first, listened to the corner for a long time, and said with a smile: “Mr. Jiang, I remember that you have a grandson who is about the same age as Lord Liu. It is not appropriate for you to call Lord Liu’s old man?”

Director Jiang Broken pot and smashed : “What’s wrong? My grandfather is the one who can kill me.”

Shen Xi pulled the third-grade peacock embroidery on his official robe and asked, “Mr. Jiang, what about me?”

“You?” With tears in his eyes, he looked up at him: “You are in charge of money, my ancestors!”

Shen Xi laughed in a ball, Ren Xuan sat down on the threshold and sat beside Director Jiang, puzzled.

The Supreme Court has the power to impeach hundreds of officials, and it is best for them to try the Chao Qing case. If Su Jin and Liu Chaoming knew each other, why would he come to him with a secret letter? Not to mention the near and far, there is still a handle left and right.

He just went to Zhanshifu to inquire about news, and bumped into His Highness the Thirteenth. Only then did he know that Zhu Nanxian had returned to Beijing from the northwest.

Ren Xuan didn’t know that Su Jinji didn’t remember Zhu Nanxian, but when His Highness the Thirteenth made a fuss about the official department for a former Hanlin, it was a momentary talk.

If Chao Qing’s case had nowhere to go, His Highness Thirteenth would be undecided and willing to take care of this business.

Ren Xuan rushed back excitedly, originally wanting to tell Su Jin and Zhu Shisan the good news that he was returning to Beijing, but Liu Chaoming stepped in out of thin air, like a basin of cold water, making his kindness seem superfluous.

A Li prepared the sedan chair, came in and asked, “Little Marquis, should I go to the Tianfu Yamen to find Mr. Su?”

Ren Xuan waved his hand: “No need, let’s go back to the house first.”

It was already dark, and when he returned to the premises, Zhou Ping came out of the main room, grabbed her and asked, “I haven’t seen you for two days, where have you been?”

Su Jin saw that he was sweating profusely and his clothes were messy. Said: “Don’t ask me, what’s the matter with you?”

Zhou Ping sighed: “Don’t mention it, those fallen officials are making trouble at the Confucius Temple again today. I took the yacha to coax people, and there were conflicts. Taking advantage of the chaos, they overturned me on the ground, but fortunately, the soldiers and horses from the five cities came, so they drove the troublemakers away, and I just came back.”

Su Jin walked to the case and poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. : “Everyone in this yamen knows that you are honest. Usually, it just throws tough cases to you. Now it’s better. Someone is making trouble outside and also asks you to go. You are a scholar. Are you going to preach to the troublemaker?”

Zhou Ping took the tea and reassured her: “This time it’s also a scholar who is making trouble. It’s also suitable for me to preach.”

Su Jin thought of the list of tributes he read in the morning, and couldn’t help but say: “If there are more troubles, you can’t I really can’t push it away, so I simply call me ill.”

Zhou Ping responded repeatedly, and asked again, “Have you noticed anything about Chao Qing’s disappearance?”

Su Jin poured a cup of tea for himself: “A little bit.”

Zhou Ping looked left and right, dragged her to the porch, and said in a low voice, “Yesterday you left, and I went to Gongshi’s office to inquire again, but I happened to bump into the maid of the third son of Yan’s family, saying that his son was the one who sent the jade seal. She came to pick it up specially when it fell here.”

“Yesterday?”

Judging from the look on his face, Yan Ziyan only learned this morning that the Yan family had a jade seal that had landed at the Gongshi’s place. Where did this maid come from, who has the ability to predict the future?

Zhou Ping said: “Isn’t that jade seal taken away by you? I told her that Chao Qing has disappeared, and the yamen wants to investigate the case and take away the evidence. If she wants the jade seal, she can only come to the capital yamen in two days. .”

Su Jin asked, “Would she like to come?”

Zhou Ping said, “She said she couldn’t get out of her body the next day, and she would come before dawn the next day.”

Zhou Ping saw that Su Jin was silent, and added: “I think This maid behaved strangely, so I wrote down her appearance, and when Lord Yang returns to the mansion, you can ask him about this person.”

Su Jin shook his head and said, “No, I already know who she is.”

Mrs. Yan had only one wife and four sons. , the eldest son and the second son are not in the capital, except for the third son Yan Ziyan, who is usually in the mansion, but there is a young lady who has been sent back three times and is waiting for her.

Yan’s jade seal is only passed down to the direct line. Since the three young masters have no time to spare, the only person who left the jade seal at the Gong Shi’s that day can only be the infamous Miss Yan, Yan Ziqi.

On duty the next day, there was always talk about the officials making troubles in the government office. Seeing Zhou Ping coming, he hurriedly grabbed and questioned the details.

Zhou Ping answered them one by one, and finally said: “The chief examiner of Chunqi is Mr. Qiu Ge, who is fair and honest, and everyone in the world knows that it’s hard to feel bad, let these officials make trouble, and when they calm down, they will dissipate. Now , it’s not a big deal.”

Liu Tuiguan laughed and said: “At the moment, Zhou Tong will judge you for being lenient. Did you know that last night, the Supreme Court came to invite Master Yang to drink tea, so he discussed it all night and returned it. He didn’t come back.”

Zhou Ping was shocked: “The Metropolitan Court is also in charge of this troublesome official?”

Liu Tuiguan said: “Do you think it’s a trivial matter? Last year, Mr. Gao from Quzhou was transferred to the inner court. Just because he was born in Division B, the people inside didn’t even look at him, so he couldn’t stand it a while ago and decided to become an official.” After speaking

, he glanced at Su Jin, who was a copycat in the corner, “If you don’t believe me, ask him, he is from Division A. At that time, he was Jieyuan in Qizhou, a second-class jinshi, and now I am subordinate to you and me, I am afraid that I will be unwilling to be reconciled in this life.”

Zhou Ping sternly said, “Brother Yi Chu’s words are different. Li Xi paid homage to the prime minister at seventy, Huang Zhong surrendered to Shu at sixty to defeat the enemy, Shiyu is still young, and his future actions are still unknown.”

Liu Yichu said, “You just love preaching. He offended the officials. It’s good fortune to not be demoted

again, and he still looks forward to promotion?” When he came to Liu Yichu, he said solemnly: “Your Excellency is joking, the lower official has no ambitions, he just wants to be humble, the place where his heart is at ease is my hometown. It is very good for the lower official to stay in the yamen. It’s good for officials to go outside to play a sharpie from time to time.”

Liu Yichu slanted at her: “Why, it’s not enough to go outside for two days, and you have to go out again?”

Su Jin said: “Yes, it’s a personal matter, and Shen Shiqian will return. ”

Although Liu Yichu didn’t have a door on his mouth, he was lenient towards the people below. He knew how to open one eye and close the other, so he said: “Go ahead, if you are caught alive by the old thief Sun, you don’t have to follow him.” I am asking for mercy, I will not care about your life or death.” When

Su Jin left the yamen, he heard Zhou Ping call behind him: “Shi Yu, wait for me.”

Su Jin asked in surprise, “Why did you come out?”

Zhou Ping looked back at the government office and sighed: “Liu Yichu can’t speak his mind, I don’t want to stay with him.” After a pause, he asked again: “Are you going to go to the tribute? Just right, I’m going too.”

Zhou Gaoyan had a principle, talking to Liu Yichu only lightly.

When he mentioned Luodi Shizi in the morning, he didn’t agree on his face, but he didn’t have a bottom in his heart. When I thought about the group of troublesome generals, I told him to wait and see, and I couldn’t hold my stomach full of sadness.

Su Jin said: “You are so worried about eating radishes and eating radishes. Chunyu is not handled by the capital’s yamen. Even if the situation becomes serious, the emperor will be held accountable, and there is a cabinet above, and the Ministry of Rites will bear it.”

Zhou Ping said gloomily: “Although it is so It’s reasonable, but I still have to go to the Gongshi to take a look. As long as the Ministry of Rites can safely invite all the gentlemen on the apricot list into the palace today, and tomorrow I sing the corpse and seal the official, my heart will return to my belly. in.”

Before he spoke, he had already reached the Gongshi Office. Wu Wei checked the official posts and went in to report it. After a short while, Xu Yuanzhe came out in a hurry, and he asked urgently all the way, “Mr. Su, is there any news about Brother Yunsheng?”

He said . It is Chao Qing and Ke Gong Shi, with beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but unfortunately no one is perfect.

Su Jin was noncommittal, just said: “Find a quiet place to talk.” Taking Xu Yuanzhe around the back alley, he then asked: “Yuanzhe, think about it carefully, before the Spring Festival, has Yun Sheng ever made friends with people outside?”

Xu Yuanzhe said, “Sir, I have asked about it last time. Brother Yunsheng is from the capital. Apart from Mr., the only contact is with the same Gongshi.”

Su Jin was silent for a while, and said, “When I say outsiders, I mean women. Have you ever made friends?”

Xu Yuanzhe’s face turned pale: “This, why did you say this, sir?”

Chao Qing has never been close to women, and Su Jin knows it.

Because of this, the case was found from Yan Ziyan to Yan Ziqi, which made her even more puzzled.

Su Jin saw Xu Yuanzhe hesitating, and guessed the reason for seven or eight points: “Why, you can’t tell me about it?”

Xu Yuanzhe was very embarrassed, and lowered his eyes and said: “Sir, don’t ask, Brother Yunsheng said, about this matter. Even if he dies, you must not mention it to your husband.”

Su Jin looked at him calmly: “What if he really died? Wouldn’t you say it?”

[End of This Chapter]