The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 919

Ding Mei did not exaggerate.In just three or four days, she separated her old boss, Cai Guohou, and her late son, Aiji Cao.It's just that I really can't explain Cao's Xue Tao's note with the word "Guohou" written all over it.King Qin thought about it again and again, but he didn't dare to use Cai Guohou again, so he left him idle.

When Cai Guohou walked out of the prison, his wife and children came to greet him at the door.

Cai's wife said: "Miss Mei said that she is the person who investigates the case, so it is inconvenient to come to pick up the master, I'm afraid it will be suspected of favoritism."

Cai Guohou said: "She was very courageous earlier. This is what scared me about going to prison." Nai sighed, "It's better to be more cautious."

Cai's wife wiped away her tears and said: "The poor master has taught a good subordinate. The prince is so confused!"

Cai Guohou smiled wryly and said, "It's just that I don't know why it fell, and I feel bored."

Mr. Cai hurriedly said: "Father, just come out, we can't control anything else."

The family got in the car and went home.On the way, Mr. Cai mentioned that he recently met a friend from the middle of Beijing, which was very interesting, and he had time to go to the capital and see the world.At first, because Cai Guohou was the head of the Qin State, he was very restrained in his son's words and deeds.Now that there is no official and a light body, there is no need to be taboo.He thought, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, not to mention that the world has become more and more serious, so he agreed.Mr. Cai couldn't help cheering.

Master Ding San loves face very much.Ding Bozhang didn't know what to say to his brother about his niece returning to vulgarity in secret, stealing away from the family temple, and being a fan in Chunfenglou.One day, he was sitting in the yamen worrying, when a civil servant stepped forward and called him several times.

When Ding Bozhang came back to his senses, he saw that several colleagues had already surrounded the case. "What is it?"

A subordinate said: "My lord, I just got the news that the prince has issued an order that the post of General of the Internal Guard will be renamed the Commander of the Internal Guard, and Ding Mei will be appointed as the Commander of the Internal Guard." Ding Bozhang was stunned for a moment.

Another said: "This man is of the same clan as your lord, does your lord know what his origin is?"

Another said: "What is the meaning of changing the general of the inner guard into a command envoy? Does the prince want to set up Jinyiwei?"

"Neiwei and Jinyiwei are basically the same thing." Everyone discussed.

Ding Bozhang's face was red, white, and blue, and it changed several colors in the blink of an eye.He naturally knew who Ding Mei was.In terms of official position, my niece is already at the same level as myself.However, the commander of the internal guards made it obvious that this position was a confidant of King Qin, more important than himself.After a while, looking up, the subordinates were all staring at him eagerly, and then coughed: "There are many people with the same name and surname in the world, let's talk about it when we see it." He waved them away.Everyone suddenly became suspicious and discussed secretly.

That night, Mrs. Ding went to Mrs. Dingsan's courtyard to talk for a long time, and scolded the second room by the way.Mrs. Ding San and the second room were both puzzled.

Five days later, the inner guard suddenly broke into Yushitai, and captured a Yushi Zhongcheng without any explanation.That person is Ding Bozhang's old subordinate, the two have always been very close.Ding Bozhang slapped the table and shouted: "Is the little hairy girl rebellious?" Nai angrily led a few people straight to the Neiwei Yamen.

I was a little surprised when I got to the door.Standing next to the two big stone lions are two soldiers with guns.Ding Bozhang hesitated for a moment, jumped off his horse and walked straight in, but the soldiers did not stop him.A door came out.Ding Bozhang explained his identity, and Menzi said: "My lord, please wait a moment, and the villain will go to report." Menzi held a clip in his hand, and a charcoal pencil was tied to the clip.He raised his hand to look at the watch in his hand, and muttered in a low voice, "It's five quarters four, Ding Bozhang, the imperial historian." He opened the clip and wrote on it with a charcoal pencil.

Ding Bozhang frowned and stared at the watch on his hand for a long time: "Has your new commander taken office?"

"It's been five days since I took office." After Menzi finished writing, he bowed his hands to Ding Bozhang, turned around and walked inside.

Ding Bozhang said from behind: "What you wrote is what she meant?"

Menzi turned around and stood respectfully: "Yes." Ding Bozhang was a little annoyed, and waved him away quickly.The door is gone.

Not long after, Menzi came back and said: "Lord Ding, our commander is here to invite you." Ding Bozhang felt a fire of ignorance in his heart, but he couldn't break out yet, so he forced himself to follow him in.

When I got inside, I saw that the person sitting in front of the hall and wearing the third-rank official robe was indeed his niece Ding Mei.Ding Mei stood up, smiled and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Ding to come so soon."

Ding Bozhang sneered and said, "Commander Ding has great authority."

Ding Mei was surprised and said: "Could it be that our colleagues in the yamen are rude to Mr. Ding?"

Menzi was full of grievances and said in a low voice: "Master Ding, the villain is very respectful."

"It has nothing to do with him." Ding Bozhang said, "Commander Ding made the new official take office, and he rushed to Yushitai to arrest people without even a reason?"

"It turned out to be that." Ding Mei said, "I'm really in a hurry today. Don't be in a hurry! I'm afraid he got the news and ran away." Then he picked up a letter on the desk and handed it to Ding Bozhang.

Ding Bozhang saw that the address on the envelope was a Taoist priest in Xianyang, and the handwriting was that of his subordinate.He took out the letter, which contained some trivial daily matters.Ding Bozhang said: "What's the matter?"

Ding Mei silently handed him a statement.After Ding Bozhang watched it, his heart beat like thunder.

The confession was from Le Lan.Since the Cao family obviously has an adulterer and is not Cai Guohou, this name must be returned to Le Lan.Ding Mei issued a military order to King Qin to pry Le Lan's mouth open within fifteen days.

Three days ago, Ding Mei went to see Le Lan alone.After looking at him for a long time, Nai said seriously: "I know what crime you committed, and you know it too. I know you didn't commit any crime, and you know it too. But you don't know which is serious and which is light. The crime you think is serious , it can be offset; the crime you think is minor, as long as you don't wash it clean, there is no doubt, even if it is only "suspicious" and there is no conclusive evidence, you will die without a place to bury you. Mr. Le You know what I'm talking about."

Le Lan raised her eyelids: "What did Master Ding say?"

Ding Mei said: "I said, having an affair with Shu Kingdom is a small matter, but having an affair with a prince or mother is a big matter."

Le Lan's face was expressionless: "The lower officials don't understand Master Ding's words."

Ding Mei smiled and said: "You don't know yet. Your accomplice has abandoned you and left. They saved Cao's nephew, Widow Huang, the old bustard from Baihualou and others, but not you. Master Le, you are an abandoned son. .”

Le Lan closed her eyes slightly: "I really don't know what Master Ding means."

"Ah, that's not right. They didn't abandon their sons." Ding Mei said, "Do you know a little maid? She was with Bai Lan, the flower leader of Baihualou in Xianyang, and fled to Chang'an with Bai Lan, hiding in Ding Bozhang's mansion. She was not exposed at all. Yes, it's just that Bai Lan is suspicious of her. Daguan Bi took away the staff and took her away this time. Master Le is in prison, so he really doesn't know what's going on outside. Let's do this. Sir, go shopping."

Le Lan was slightly startled, and raised her head: "Master Ding put down his official position and go out?"

Ding Mei smiled and said: "It's just for you to go shopping. Naturally, someone will follow you from afar. I will give Mr. Le... um... three hours should be enough. You go around the teahouse, tavern, Huajie, Liuxiang, and listen to the idlers in the market. What are you talking about. A few days ago, there was a very lively incident, which is currently being discussed in Chang'an. But Mr. Le can't go back to the mansion, you can go anywhere else as you like." After speaking, before Le Lan could reply, he stood up and said, "Come on Master Le, please wash and change your clothes." Turn around and leave.

Two jailers came in with basins, one unlocked the iron lock on Le Lan's body, and the other washed his face.Le Lan just let others serve her, thoughtful.After washing, the jailer brought a whole set of clothes, shoes and socks, which were brand new from inside to outside, but the style was a bit tacky.Le Lan immediately became a local rich man.The jailer handed him another purse, which contained 20 taels of scattered silver.Then he opened the cell door and said respectfully, "Master Le, please do what you want." Le Lan coughed and walked out with her hands behind her back.

Because he was charged with adultery with the Cao family, it didn't take long for the charge to be transferred to Cai Guohou.Therefore, although he suffered a small crime, he did not suffer a major punishment.If so, staying in prison also kills energy.As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the prison, there were large flakes of snow falling in front of him, and the jailer also handed out a green leather umbrella.Le Lan opened the umbrella and stood there for a long time, raising her eyes and looking around, feeling mixed feelings.

The jailer said: "The snow started to fall in the middle of the night yesterday, and it has no intention of stopping. Be careful on the road, my lord."

Le Lan saw that there was no snow under her feet, and there were people in orange clothes cleaning in the distance.It was arranged by Liu Feng when it snowed.In the past years, Lelan traveled in winter either by car or sedan chair, and often complained that Liu Feng was an ordinary person, and the beautiful snow scene made him completely damaged.Now it was his turn to walk, and he was still wearing ordinary cotton shoes. The north wind got in somehow, and it was as cold as a knife. Only then did he understand the benefits of sweeping snow.So he walked to the street corner, hired a carriage and went to the lively place.

I just sat in the teahouse for a while, and immediately heard someone talking about the matter of Chunfenglou a few days ago.Le Lan ordered a pot of tea and a few snacks, then asked the waiter, "I was away from Chang'an a while ago, may I ask what excitement I missed?"

The clerk immediately said: "Grandpa, you were not in Chang'an a while ago? Oh, I really missed a big event! Just wait, I will fetch tea for you, and I will tell you when I come back!"

Then I heard a tea customer in the seat next door say loudly: "Brother, you were not in Chang'an a while ago?" Le Lan nodded.The man immediately said, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you! It's getting lively!" He was not polite, picked up his teapot and tea bowl, and walked across to Le Lan.

The man laughed and said, "Say it, tell it! The villain is going to fetch tea." He laughed and left.

The tea guest shook his head and began to talk, and danced when he talked about the rise.Le Lan just listened to the beginning, and her heart sank suddenly.Daguan Bi led the army to kidnap the guests of Chunfenglou, but let Fantou go, and wanted to replace his accomplice in prison.And Le Lan is still in prison.The tea customer didn't know how to read people's faces, so he just said happily.But when the buddy came to deliver tea and snacks, he looked at Le Lan for a long time.Le Lan waved her hand, telling him to put down his things.

After the tea guest finished speaking, Le Lan's face was mixed with happiness and sadness.After a long time, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother, for telling me. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what other people are talking about."

The tea guest Zifang sensed that something was wrong with him: "Brother, what's wrong?"

Le Lan forced a smile: "To tell you the truth. I usually go to Chunfeng Building. If I hadn't gone to other places this time, Bao Buqi would have been taken hostage by the gangsters in that building."

The tea guest was careless, and he smiled and said: "So that's the reason. Didn't you understand, brother? Those guests were only trapped for a few hours, so the four adults and Zhao Wang Qiansui were replaced."

Le Lan said: "Having said that, I always feel uneasy. I will not go to Huajie and Liuxiang in the future."

The tea guest laughed and said: "This is because of choking, isn't it? It's not that I choked, but I heard that others were choking." Nai began to discuss with great interest.Le Lan listened half-absorbed, occasionally chatting with him a few words.

After leaving the teahouse, Le Lan went elsewhere.It's being talked about everywhere, and it's exactly the same.

Three hours later, two people appeared out of nowhere and came to Le Lan.Le Lan knew it was the inner guard, sighed softly, checked out and left.

Back in the cell, Le Lan lay back on the cold ripped cotton mattress, feeling distraught.

Ding Mei came back the next morning, looked at him with a smile and said, "Master Le, do you understand? I still say the same thing. It's a small matter to have an affair with the Shu Kingdom, but it's a big issue to have an affair with the prince and mother. The face of the Tian family is the most important thing."

Le Lan smiled bitterly and said, "The lower officials have never had an affair with Cao Niangniang."

"I know." Ding Mei said coldly, "It was the one surnamed Bi who had an affair with her."

Le Lan said: "Master Ding knows, why bother to ask me?"

Ding Mei smiled like a spring breeze: "Because I don't have any evidence of your liaison with the Shu Kingdom. Now that you know that you have defected to the Shu Kingdom, it would be good to let you take the blame for your colleagues? The master has already escaped." , I can’t catch him again. Master Le, the weather is getting colder, and it’s almost the Chinese New Year.”

Le Lan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly said: "Why did King Zhao come to Chang'an?"

Ding Mei said: "It is true that he is here for a trip, but no one would believe it, so he is helpless."

"He came to Chang'an not in Zhao country for Chinese New Year, who would believe it?"

"Zhao Guo has nothing to do with him. There are ministers in state affairs, and he is having trouble with Princess Zhao. Empress Dowager Wei wants to come to Chang'an, and he, as a son, will accompany his mother. It makes sense."

Le Lan snorted, "I don't believe it."

Ding Mei said: "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. You are just a prisoner." Le Lan choked.Ding Mei said again, "Speaking of which, old man Le also rushed to the palace at midnight a few days ago, vying to be a hostage."

Le Lan was shocked: "What?!"

Ding Mei sighed: "Probably I want to make a contribution to exonerate his son. The poor old man has no idea what crime you have committed." Le Lan unconsciously covered her forehead.Ding Mei watched him for a while, then turned and left.

Two hours later, Le Lan confessed.The Taoist priest in Xianyang is the last informant for Le Lan from the Kingdom of Shu, and he should not go to him unless it is absolutely necessary.Also attached is a secret secret language of the Shu Kingdom.

Ding Bozhang was silent after reading the confession.Ding Mei said: "I won't show Master Ding the secret information of Shu Kingdom."

Ding Bozhang nodded, looking at his niece with mixed feelings.After a long while, he asked, "Commander Ding...can you go home for the New Year this year?"

Ding Mei smiled indifferently: "I will discuss it with my mother later. By the way, I want to take her out to live with the old man. Uncle won't object."

Ding Bozhang frowned: "Your father won't agree."

"It has nothing to do with him." Ding Mei said, "He sent me to a ghost marriage and became a monk, and he never asked me if I agreed."