first minister

Chapter 49

What the hell!

Xia Jingyun also panicked instantly.

This is His Majesty's favorite concubine, and now she comes here with the emperor's order. According to his own analysis, he has the indicators of murder. Didn't he hit the gun?

I thought that holding this thick thigh would give me crazy points, but I went straight to the grave?
But after all, he has experienced a lot, and he knows that the more critical the situation is, the more calm he must be, otherwise he will miss the small chance of victory.

Why does Defei think so?

It's not a big deal to just give a female official in the palace, and she won't refute her father's face because of it.

It was still such a reunion scene that had not been seen for more than ten years and came from a long distance.

More importantly, this is her own private matter. With her ability, if she doesn't want it to be known to outsiders, who can know?
Why is it spreading so much?

What is the purpose of spreading it out?

For a moment he stood still, thoughts flooding his mind.

In the eyes of Old Master Yun, this gesture meant that this disciple had been frightened into a fool.

But it's not a shameful thing. When he heard the news, he was so surprised that he almost went straight to ask his daughter for an explanation.

He comforted him and said: "Gao Yang, don't be too alarmed, with this old man around, I can definitely keep you safe. No matter what your lady is, I still have to give you some face."

Xia Jingyun suddenly smiled, "Master, if you go again at this time, the matter will be even more troublesome."

Master Yun was puzzled.

Xia Jingyun then said: "I studied hard at home before, and heard family members talk about such things. There was only an only son in the family outside of an old man, but the only son was an official outside, unable to take care of him, so he had to ask someone to return the money on time for the parents at home. He also hired many servants for him. One of the servants had a bad intention. Rewards, whatever you ask for. If that’s the case, that’s fine. Later, the slave couldn’t satisfy his desires, and even planned to kill the old couple directly, and took away all the belongings.”

Xia Jingyun smiled wryly and said: "Now, in the eyes of the empress, Master is the foolish member who is easy to be taken advantage of by others, and I am the servant who pretends to be obedient with evil intentions. Her defense against me is actually out of concern for you. But in her opinion, the more you excuse me, the more she feels that you have been bewitched by me."

After hearing this, Old Master Yun suddenly realized, "Is it because I have harmed you?"

He hurriedly said: "No! I have to go and explain it clearly to her. All of your things have been witnessed by many people, and Su Zicheng can also say it. How can it be compared with that kind of eloquent person."

Xia Jingyun shook his head and said: "Master, didn't I just say it, now what you say is useless, but it will arouse your empress's resentment even more."

"Then in your opinion, what should we do?"

"Actually, Madam doesn't know that I'm not that kind of person." Xia Jingyun murmured, then smiled, "Master, don't worry about it, I'll go see Madam tomorrow."

"Are you sure?"

"Ninety-eight percent! Master can rest assured. If you go back earlier, if you let the empress know that you have been away for so long just to talk to me, it will be even more difficult to tell."

"That's good! I'll go back right away! Think about it, someone from the house will pick you up at midnight tomorrow."

"Farewell to Master!"

Watching the team going away surrounded by sedan chairs, Xia Jingyun rubbed his brows in distress.

Don't look at him speaking seriously and confidently in front of Mr. Yun, but in fact he is still a little nervous.

Because that's all my own guess, based on the fact that Empress Defei is a beautiful, gentle, smart, and good woman, but what if she is an unscrupulous, murderous crazy critic?

When I went there by myself, I just said directly, if I want to be with Feng Xiuyun, that's fine, don't let her out of the palace, you come in the palace!
The villain himself has not had time to do evil, and there will be no more stories to look forward to.

After thinking about it, I felt a chill in my crotch.

He turned around and looked at Xia Yunfei, "Brother, if I get raped tomorrow, my parents will be handed over to you."

Xia Yunfei looked at him, no expression could be seen on his red face, and nodded, "Okay!"

Xia Jingyun:.
Shouldn't you say I'm not being karma?

You warriors are too vulgar!

He walked into the courtyard with a sigh, Xia Yunfei looked at his back, smiled slightly, and said softly to himself, "Although I know what Karma is, I know you will be fine."
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Now that the news has spread, it won't just fall into Xia Jingyun's ears.

Within two hours, the entire Jiang'an City knew about it.

Su Shidao, who temporarily moved out of Yun Mansion in the past few days, was drunk with a group of old friends. When he heard the news, he was more than half sober and hurried to Yun Mansion.

He was almost hacked by the elite Wudang army guarding inside and outside the Yunfu as an assassin, but luckily the steward of the Yunfu knew him and took him in.

"Brother Kang Le, what the hell is going on? How did I hear that De Concubine Empress is going to kill Xia Jingyun?"

Old Master Yun was just about to fall asleep, when he heard the words, he couldn't help but twitch his mouth, "Who told you that?"

"It's spread all over the city! It is said that Xia Jingyun had an affair with the concubine's maid, and the matter was reported, and the empress will execute him tomorrow."

Old Master Yun couldn't help admiring the imagination of human beings, and then he said speechlessly, "Brother Zicheng, you are a great Confucian after all, and if you think about it, you know that if Xia Jingyun is really going to be executed, will I still be able to sleep here peacefully?"

"Then who knows, you are heartless, anyway, you already have a name."

"You..." Old Master Yun's heart suddenly moved, and he said, "If the matter is true, I can't save it, so what do you do?"

"What else can you do? Hurry up and send me in to see Empress Defei. Anyway, I also hugged her when I was a child. I will take him to live in seclusion to study."

Old Master Yun smiled, "The room next door is still empty, you can rest here if you want to rest! Don't worry, it's fine."
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"Hahahahaha! Heaven has eyes! As expected, heaven has eyes!"

In the other courtyard of the Zheng family, Song Xuezheng laughed loudly after hearing the report from his subordinates, "I thought this son could not be restrained, but who would have known that this would happen! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

He paced back and forth in the room, "Concubine De, as His Majesty's favored concubine, must have the power of life and death this time around. An insignificant person like Xia Jingyun might be chopped off with a single blow. His little talent and knowledge, in front of Concubine De, who is used to seeing talented people in Beijing, has nothing to be proud of! Good deed, good deed!"

The servant laughed and said: "Then Xia Jingyun dared to insult the lord in public, which made the lord unable to step down from the stage. He deserves this retribution!"

Song Xuezheng's smile faded, his face collapsed, "Get out!"
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In the backyard of the county government office, the county magistrate Zhao waved off the boy who reported the letter.

The surprise on the face of his wife on the side has not subsided, and then turned to worry, "Husband, what should we do, we took the lead in showing our favor to the Xia family that day, and the empress of Defei will not take her anger on us, will she?"

County magistrate Zhao pursed his lips, thought for a while with a serious expression, and shook his head.

"As the majesty of a county, there are young talents in my jurisdiction. It is only natural for me to encourage them. No matter what, Empress Defei will not take her anger out on me."

"Then shall we go and get the gift back to show that we have drawn a clear line with each other?"

"Ridiculous!" County magistrate Zhao stared, "There is no reason to return the things you sent out, and you will lose your reputation in the future!"

He immediately sighed, "It's a pity, such a young man only comes out once every few years, and he just disappeared."

Madam nodded approvingly, "Yes, this is the fate of little people!"

County magistrate Zhao turned his head and glanced at her, stood up, and said coldly, "Rest early!"

As he spoke, he walked towards the concubine's room.
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Early the next morning, Zhang Dazhi washed his face in the small courtyard, and slowly brewed a pot of tea by himself, sipping it, from his lips to his chest and abdomen, slowly moisturizing his dehydrated body after drinking.

Now that the task of serving as a supervisor has been completed in sevens and eighties, and I have made friends with a literary talent like Xia Jingyun, this trip has been very successful!

"Master!"

The apprentice who went out to buy breakfast hurried in.

Zhang Dazhi said calmly: "Why panic? Now that our affairs are done in a hurry, what else can we do?"

"Master, something happened to Mr. Xia!"

As he spoke, he told his master the shocking news he had just found out like a cannonball.

Zhang Dazhi was so shocked that he almost dropped the teapot, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. It's spread all over the city. It's said that Concubine De is going to call him to question him this afternoon. Master, let's not go for a while, shall we?"

After a while, Xia Jingyun asked Zhang Dazhi to talk about the matter. According to the current posture, wouldn't that be asking for death and offending the Concubine De?
Zhang Dazhi squatted on a chair holding a small teapot, with a sad face, like an old farmer watching the crops in the field not growing well.

After thinking about it for a long time, he slapped the small teapot on the table, "Don't care! I believe he won't disappear so easily! It's business as usual!"
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In the courtyard of the Xia family, Xia Jingyun got up early.

Washing up slowly, in front of the family, put on a calm, as usual.

But things are always somewhat unexpected. Just when Xia Jingyun was about to have breakfast, Xia Zhangshi, who was out shopping with Xia Ningzhen, rushed in in a hurry.

"Gao Yang! What's going on, it's been rumored that you offended the Concubine De and will be beheaded today!"

Bang!

Xia Lishi, who was serving food from the kitchen to the dining table, dropped the bowl in his hand and froze in place, his face visibly changed.

Xia Jingyun secretly thought that he was about to suffer, and quickly said: "Mother, don't listen to their nonsense! Aunt, you are really serious. If you pass any word outside, you can take it home and say, I am not doing well! Something is going to happen, and I can still stand here with such peace of mind?"

Seeing Xia Jingyun being so upright and confident, both the flustered Xia Zhang and the changed Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, they are still here!
"That's right, gossip and gossip can't be trusted." Xia Hengzhi was also persuaded by Xia Jingyun, and he spoke to appease everyone.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

There were several knocks on the door, and a man in charge walked in.

Xia Mingxiong walked up quickly to meet him. These days, he, the head of the family, has already been proficient at welcoming and sending off.

"Xia family Xia Mingxiong, what do you want to do?"

"I am the housekeeper of Liu Yuanwai's residence. Our wife sent me to inform you that today's appointment has been cancelled."

"Didn't it just be agreed yesterday?" Mrs. Xia Zhang was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Since my sister has something to do, let's move on to another day."

"No, we can't afford to call you sister." The steward immediately waved his hand, "Also, my master ordered you to return the two pieces of silk that I gave you a few days ago."

As soon as the words came out, everyone realized that something was wrong, Xia Mingxiong quickly said: "Your Excellency, why is this? But is there any misunderstanding?"

"Why?" The steward glanced at Xia Jingyun, and then snorted, "Everyone, please, don't make it difficult for me to be a servant."

As soon as they saw his eyes, everyone instantly remembered the rumors brought back by Mrs. Xia and Zhang just now, and their expressions instantly became terrified.

"Gao Yang! What's going on here!"

Taking out the gift and sending the steward away, Xia Hengzhi asked in a trembling voice.

Xia Jingyun had no choice but to say: "It's really all right, don't listen to his nonsense. Where is my friendship with Mr. Yun, what can be the matter!"

Xia Li stepped forward and shook his hand, "Son, don't hold on to something, we can't help you much, but when the time comes, we will risk our lives to save you."

Xia Ningzhen pouted, with a worried expression on his face, "Second brother, you must be safe!"

Xia Jingyun sighed secretly, "Don't worry, if you really don't believe me, we will see the outcome tonight."

Bang bang bang bang!

While the people here were talking, the courtyard door was suddenly kicked open.

A few green skins came in, the leader held a piece of dog's tail grass in his mouth, turned his eyes around, lingered greedily on Xia Ningzhen, and said, "Listen well, if you want to survive, give this woman to the master to play for a few days, and I will ensure that the rest of you are safe."

"Look for a fight!" Xia Mingxiong yelled angrily, and stepped forward with a big stride, like a sleeping tiger waking up and howling in the forest.

The green-skinned dog's tail grass in the leader had all fallen, but he held on to his guts and looked stern, "Don't be crazy, old man, your family's trustee will die today! When he dies, do you think you can stay here? It will be too late, but no one can save you!"

"Fart your mother!" This time, it was Xia Zhang who rushed out in a hurry.

She held up a broom and threw it at those green skins, swearing, "You're dead! My Gao Yang won't die even if you're all dead! Dog, let me die far away! If I let my mother see you again, I'll beat you to death with a broom!"

Under such a fierce attack, the green skins fled.

He only said a few harsh words, "You wait, after tonight, the Lord will make your life worse than death!"

Mrs. Xia Zhang turned around and leaned on the broom, like a general with a sword on his horse, looking at Xia Jingyun, "Gao Yang! You are not allowed to have anything to do, let alone die! Do you hear me! You haven't angered your aunt enough yet! Who allowed you to die! Did you hear me!"

While roaring, two lines of hot tears rolled down his cheeks.

Xia Jingyun was moved. He held his mother's hand and looked at everyone, "I'll be fine! I promise you!"

After breakfast, Xia Jingyun went straight out without letting Xia Yunfei accompany him. Even if there was a killer, he wouldn't attack a dying person like him now.

Moreover, Xia Yunfei has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of keeping his family stable.

Although he briefly stated his guess just now to make everyone feel at ease, this is not enough after all, there must be a reliable person who can hold them steady and protect them at the same time, in order to prevent minor troubles.

The cousin is his backing!
A while later, he came to Xie Yanzhi's small courtyard again, lying on those two round and slender legs, with his head slightly turned outward.

The reason why it is not facing upward is because the green mountains on both sides of the strait are towering, covering the eyes;
The reason why it is not facing in is because when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you;
The reason why it is not facing down is because he is not a fool.

"Have you heard the rumors?"

"Ah."

"You are not afraid?"

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid something will happen to the young master."

"If something happened to me, you will be free. You still have money in your hands, and your household registration has been done. You can live a good life wherever you want."

"I don't care about those things, I only care about the son."

Xia Jingyun flipped his head up, "Since this is the case, I might die in the afternoon anyway, why don't I ask my second brother to have a dick before he dies!"

Xie Yanzhi lay softly on the bed, smiling, "Young Master, don't go back on your word!"

"What a goblin!"

Without scaring her, Xia Jingyun sighed and lay down again.

I'm really not in the mood now, and seeing every stitch is not how I play.

Taking a rest at Xie Yanzhi's place, Xia Jingyun met Zhang Dazhi again.

Seeing that some of the gentry who were always running towards him these days avoided him like snakes and scorpions, pretending to be dead and not showing their heads, but this man from a craftsman background was acting as usual, Xia Jingyun was also a little moved, and smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, I will remember this kindness, and I will give you a big gift later."

Zhang Dazhi sighed, "Brother, don't say those words now, think about how to pass this level."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Don't worry."

Zhang Dazhi gave a thumbs up, "Hey, among other things, brother, your demeanor is really admirable."
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In the small courtyard of the Xia family, Xia Mingxiong couldn't help but look at his wife, "I said don't leave, it's making my head dizzy!"

Mrs. Xia Zhang stopped, and said angrily: "Do you have any conscience, Gao Yang is such a good boy, he is almost like this, can you still sit still?"

"It's not like you look down on him the most on weekdays, but it's my problem!"

Xia Mingxiong muttered softly.

Xia Zhang didn't bother to talk to this stupid bastard, and looked at Xia Li, "Sister and sister, why don't we tell Gao Yang not to see Concubine De, he knows Mr. Yun, go and beg him, let's get out of here and find a place to hide in the mountains."

Xia Yunfei said speechlessly: "Mother, Erlang has already said that he is fine this trip, so you don't need to worry. According to the relationship I have seen with him these days, his life will not be in danger."

Xia Zhang hesitated: "Really?"

"real."

Mrs. Xia Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, and snorted, "I'll just say, the scourge has lasted for thousands of years! I'm so angry every day, how could it just be gone!"

Not long after, Xia Jingyun came back from the outside, and went directly to the room to sleep after eating.

This posture, in the eyes of everyone, is more at ease.

At three o'clock, the old servant of the Yunfu personally came outside the courtyard to pick up Xia Jingyun.

Looking at the worried eyes of the family members, Xia Jingyun suddenly smiled, "Auntie, I found out that what you said was wrong, please say something quickly and pray for me!"

Xia Zhang took a sip, "Don't even think about it, just get the hell out of here!"

"Hey, I don't know what to do with you!"

"Who do you think you are? You still want to know what kind of status the concubine De concubine is. It's no wonder that she thinks highly of you! Most of you won't even look at you. You're just a little guy who doesn't care about you. You can only get out of here in despair!"

Xia Zhang's eyes were red, and said bitterly.

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, it's all over for tonight!

He bid farewell to his worried family members, and walked into Yunfu calmly under the eyes of many eyes.

(End of this chapter)