Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"Madame's conduct and appearance have nothing to say, how can she be too humble, oh, does Madame want me to train the finch? This errand is done, uh. "The small-eyed old lady is embarrassed, she is a tooth person, her reputation is not good, such a royal lady is handed over to her, in case something goes wrong, she can't afford to be guilty, not to mention that this lady's background is also a powerful and wealthy family. Although she is an elder, she has never dared to be presumptuous in front of this lady, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, only the descendants of the Zhu family and Miao who are descendants of the Zhu family are one level older. Her husband's family is just a concubine, and he doesn't have the capital to support him.

"I don't feel at ease when I hand it over to others, after all, we are a family, and it is only appropriate to know the roots," the plump woman said softly.

"Madam, you raise love, but my methods are too vulgar to be put on the table. "The small-eyed old woman is a proper person after all, gritting her teeth, and spit out her own shortcomings.

"Oh, what a man says on his lips is elegant, but what he thinks in his heart is vulgar, and vulgarity doesn't mean that it can't be done. Hey, these days are not peaceful, I haven't slept every night, I just think that in the future, when the finch gets married, my mother's family can still retain some dignity and shade her. If you really want to reach that time, Ya is not as good as the vulgar, the Ya of the troubled times is just a fallen leaf in the wind, sooner or later it will fall into the mud, the vulgar is the human heart, has buoyancy, and is a duckweed in the water, at least, at least there is no sludge. The plump woman's eyes were filled with deep meaning, and she said sadly.

"Ahh The small-eyed old woman seemed to understand whether she understood or not, but she was stunned and speechless.

"Auntie is not busy returning to the county seat first, this year's harvest is not bad, we and the Jin family have put together more than 100 people, ready to transport grain to the county, take advantage of the current good market, can be sold at a good price. Hum. The plump woman smiled and said: "You and the finch go with them, and walk with the large group of people and horses, which is reassuring, and when you enter the city, the finch will stay with you for a period of time, and we will wait for the end of the summer harvest to pass." "

"This trip out of the county seat, they all said that the thief army had come from Linxian, and I didn't dare to go back. The small-eyed old woman said with palpitations.

"Hahaha, it's nothing, it's just a rumor released by the Jin family, so as to raise the price of grain and take the opportunity to make a lot of money, in fact, the thief army didn't even take Linxian, the news just came the day before yesterday, the siege of Linxian has been lifted, and the thief army retreated to the north, saying that the imperial army pressed over, and the thieves didn't have a few days to be rampant. "

"Oh, oh, thank God, my lord, ma'am, since you have received such good news, why don't you tell me, so that my heart has been hanging, and I can't sleep well for many days. The small-eyed old woman complained.

"Hey, this is the master's idea, he said that if the news of the thief's self-retreat is not covered tightly, the price of this grain will fall, auntie, you can't blame me. The plump woman stretched out her five slender fingers and patted the back of the old woman's hand, and Ying Ying smiled.

"Of course, me, I also have a cart of food, I'll go home and get ready, and I'll go back to the city tomorrow. The small-eyed old woman said hurriedly, seeing that there was a good opportunity to make a windfall, how could she miss it.

"Well, yes, food prices won't last a few days, without further ado. The plump woman said thoughtfully.

Jingshi Dongchang Lane, I don't know how many of the Wuwa houses are scattered, like a checkerboard strip frame, there is a watchtower on the high platform in the distance, the gray-black fortress under the scorching white sun is actually gloomy and cold, especially those small square windows embedded in the wall are flickering red, looking at it as if there is purgatory hidden inside, anyone who sees such a sudden killing of people seems to hate to go back, but the unlucky people who come here are all helpless.

Chen Mingxia's eye sockets are deep-set, unkempt, and his gestures have long been gone, and the chic and clear height he used to have has long gone, only the pair of brocade boots under his feet are still smooth and decent, which is very inconsistent with a stained satin robe and clothes, Dongchang is a strange place, the walkway here is paved with stone bricks, almost spotless, cleaner than the bed in his cage.

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Mingxia couldn't help but think about his old house in the south, and there was also a courtyard that was paved with stones, which was the ancestral hall where the ancestors of the Chen family were placed, and the servants were used to clean and serve, but there was still moss between the cracks of the stones.

"It turns out that there is a way to make the cracks of the stones not grow grass, I have never seen such a clean road surface in my life, how did I do it? Chen Mingxia muttered secretly in his heart, wondering.

Lifting the anklet and climbing the stairs, Chen Mingxia actually flashed a ridiculous thought at this moment, when the loyal ministers and good generals in those dramas were wronged, the chains on their bodies were carried with both hands, and I only used one hand, wouldn't I lose the wonder. So he stopped, straightened up, and picked up the anklet with his hands together, but it was funny to walk like a duck. He endured a few steps, and finally refused to give up again, and changed back to one-handed.

"There must be something wrong, my name Xia Su has the ambition of Kunpeng, thirteen years old, more than the ancient virtuous and virtuous ministers, the annals of history should have my name, what if I am killed today, how can I take the name of the master and the evil framed, how can I be ugly in the clowns, this is the eunuch party period, when the loyal and good are killed, it is nothing more than angry and slanderous, only death, what is there to fear. Thinking about it like this, Chen Mingxia's blood and qi suddenly surged, and infinite courage rose in his guts. The waist board is also as straight as a hanging, and the iron chain is thrown with one hand, and Fang Cai is like two people.

After walking several diagonal steps to the high platform, the shadows under his feet were paved with the ground, and when he looked up, he saw the huge eaves reaching out, almost covering the sky and the sun, and he couldn't help but secretly wonder, this is the dark day.

Jin Yiwei pushed behind him, and he couldn't help but enter through the iron gate, but there was another iron door at the end of his eyes, and it was closed with an iron lock, and by the dim light, he looked around vigilantly, but there were only a few vague unfamiliar outlines, and he couldn't recognize it.

"The criminal Chen Mingxia brought it and asked a few people to sign it. A brocade-clothed guard bowed to the iron gate, respectfully and respectfully, but did not dare to stand up straight without a reply for a long time.

After a while, just when Chen Mingxia thought that the tolerance on the opposite side of the iron door was not on duty, he suddenly stretched out a big wispy hand from between the cracks in the inner door, and frightened him, and the golden light flashed on this hand, and he grabbed a key.

"Why did you bring a young scholar today, didn't you say that several of Zuo Liangyu's clansmen had just been sent to Beijing. The hand inside the iron door quickly unlocked the lock, and asked at the same time, and the tone was very harsh, like gold and stone striking each other, making people listen to a spirit.

"Ah, this errand was messed up, and those remnants of the Zuo family's traitorous party actually committed suicide in fear of crime. Jin Yiwei grinned.

"Suicide, huh. The big hand hesitated slightly when he heard this, and said regretfully: "They all say don't scare people, your Zhaojiao will not be satisfied,"

"Old man, you also know that the prisoners in Zhao Prison have always eaten and drunk well, and we don't dare to be lazy, let alone talk too much, and cause trouble to ourselves. But these Zuo family members had already heard about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion before entering Beijing, and they had already had the will to die, and they all died when they hit the wall at night, and they were too late to save them. Jin Yiwei said aggrievedly.

"Then forget it, the horizontal and vertical are just a few hundred knives, owe it first, next time there is a Zuo family, remember to send it overnight, I will use the knife overnight, and make up for these hundreds of knives. "

"Yes, yes. Jin Yiwei's body shuddered involuntarily.

Chen Mingxia listened on the sidelines, his face was pale, and he said in his heart, people say that most of the old eunuchs are sick demons, and sure enough.

This demon locked and opened the door, leaving a small slit, one foot stepped out silently, settled for a while, and the whole body was floating, but it was a thin and tall old man, there was a brocade guard to turn on the lights at the right time, Rao is Chen Mingxia has seen the world, this glance is still scared almost and pee, this thin and tall eunuch's face is white and miserable, there is no blood, if it weren't for the eyes still in the depths of the black nest, almost thought it was a skeleton skeleton,

Chen Mingxia was weakened by this terrifying bluff, leaned back a little, but collided with the person behind him, and then an iron arm was put on his shoulder, and he didn't have time to turn back, the iron wall twisted, and the severe pain hit, he screamed and fell to the ground, and two people hugged him and held him down, dragging him to the wall.

Chen Mingxia struggled and glanced at a wooden frame beside him, his heart suddenly cooled, although he didn't know what this thing was for, but it was undoubtedly a torture tool, and he still shouted: "I am a Sven person, and I can't be humiliated." "However, in such a prison cave, it is useless to let Zhuo Zhuo be reasonable.

"I am a protégé of Donglin, and I have a relationship with Lord Xu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is an uncle and nephew of the Wenguan. Chen Mingxia's face was like ashes, let the two of them tie him up on the shelf, and in desperation moved out of the current powerful celebrity Xu Guangqi, not long ago the emperor Luntai summoned this adult, and personally picked up the pestle to sit, asked about the counterinsurgency plan, and afterwards the monarch and ministers talked about the knee to the state capitals that sent the document, and achieved a beautiful talk of the monarch's relatives and ministers. This matter is now known to the world, and it is rumored in Beijing that Xu Guangqi will replace Zhou Yanru and become the new cabinet chief assistant. Sure enough, the two brocade clothes eased up a bit, but they still didn't stop.