The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

There is a private house in the west of the city, not far from Xia Song's new house, it is called Green Bamboo Garden; when the spring is cold and cold, the snow has not yet disappeared and there is no good place to go in the city; The property of a dedicated official Yuanwailang, the garden is very special, but the bamboo is luxuriant and elegant, and it is a scene in this lonely winter day.

It's just that the owner of the Green Bamboo Garden has passed away long ago, and his descendants have been unworthy, and his family property has been ruined. This garden was snatched by Xia Song, and he didn't know that it only cost a few copper coins.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Green Bamboo Garden, a servant had already stepped forward to greet her. Xia Siling recognized at a glance that the servant was Brother Chun, the servant who used to feed horses and run errands in the mansion. After more than a year, and now he came back alive and kicking, which made him very happy.

"Miss..." Brother Chun stammered and stepped forward to salute.

Xia Siling nodded slightly and said: "So it's Brother Chun, he's grown so tall, let's see."

The servants who accompanied him took out reward money, and Brother Chun hurriedly thanked him and said, "Master is waiting in the pavilion in the garden. He said that there is a distinguished guest coming, but he didn't expect it to be Miss."

Su Jin smiled and said, "Lead the way."

Brother Chun said: "My master told me that no one can go in except the guests. You walk along the path, and you will see a pavilion in the bamboo forest behind the rockery, and the master is in the pavilion."

Su Jin nodded, this time it was a secret meeting, both the content of the conversation and the meeting itself could only be a secret, it must not be known to outsiders, and she also pretended to go out, Xia Song did not choose a place in the mansion or The restaurant is for not being noticed.

Su Jin took Xia Siling's little hand and walked in. The accompanying servants were also blocked outside, and they were led to drink tea and rest elsewhere. The two walked in slowly along the gravel path. The little bits of sunlight sprinkled in the gaps are like small pieces of sequins embedded on the road, and there is no sound in the surroundings except for the rustling of bamboo leaves and the singing of birds.

Su Jin felt that Xia Siling's little hands were trembling slightly. Knowing that he hadn't seen Xia Song for more than a year, Xia Siling was naturally extremely excited. The relationship between father and daughter would never stop. In fact, if he hadn't appeared between their father and daughter, Xia Siling and Xia Song The relationship between them is very good, and their father and daughter turned against each other, most of the reasons are because of themselves.

Su Jin squeezed Xia Siling's palm as a sign of encouragement. Xia Siling gave Su Jin a grateful look, and followed Su Jin's footsteps. Behind the rockery came the sound of Ding Dong.

Xia Siling stopped to listen carefully, and said softly: "This is daddy playing the piano, this is my daddy's favorite song

Xia Song snorted, turned to look at Xia Siling and said, "Ling'er goes to sit in the pavilion, where I'm making tea, and I'll help daddy take care of it."

Xia Siling knew that Xia Song and Su Jin had something secret to say, and it was an excuse to distract herself, so she glanced at Su Jin worriedly, and went to the pavilion to make tea.

Xia Song stretched out his hand and said, "Master Su, please speak." After speaking, he walked slowly along the path, and turned to a clearing in the south of the rockery.

Su Jin smiled slightly and followed, but before he could speak, Xia Song turned around abruptly, yelled with a grim expression, "Su Jin, are you here to humiliate the old man with Ling'er?"

Su Jin said indifferently: "How do you say this? I kindly let your father and daughter meet again, but you talk like this, it really makes people sad."

"Stop pretending, don't think that this old man doesn't know your plan. Ling'er's brows are messed up. She's already a virgin. You've already lied to her body, but you dare not get married without my approval. I knew you had bad intentions. And brought her here to humiliate the old man, it's too much of a bully."

Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Lord Xia, calm down, Ling'er is indeed committed to me. Although I failed to give her the status of the main wife, I also gave her the status of the second wife. I also treat her sincerely, so She followed me willingly, but it was the lord who caused her great harm, and now he blamed me for coming."

Xia Song said angrily: "Fornicating with one's father, it's an unethical act, you have reason."

Su Jindao: "That's why I brought her here today. First, let your father and daughter meet each other. Second, I asked Master Xia to write a marriage letter. The rice has already been cooked. It's better for you to accept your fate. Besides, it's better to be with her." I, Su Jin, did not disgrace your Xia family's name."

Xia Song said: "What if I don't agree?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "You will agree, otherwise I wouldn't have brought her here."

Xia Song's eyes rolled, and he sighed for a while and said, "You are ruthless, I never thought that I, Xia Song, would fall into the hands of you kid for half of my life."

Su Jin said: "You were planted in my own hands. I didn't deliberately deal with you. Even if you sent people to assassinate me that day and wanted my life again and again, I didn't hurt you. You see, in your life At the moment of life and death, I came here to tell you magnanimously, so that you can find a way to escape the crime, I am really kind to you."

Xia Song gritted his teeth and said, "What the hell are you planning, tell me!"

Su Jin said seriously: "I don't want Ling'er to lose her only relative, so I will tell you the details."

Xia Song sneered and said, "You're so kind? I've seen this old man a lot, so don't use this to fool me. You just want to take this opportunity to control me."

Su Jin admitted honestly: "This is also one of the reasons, because I don't want you to stab the knife in the back all the time, but most of it is for Ling'er. If Ling'er is not my wife, I will not hesitate Submit all the evidence to the emperor, and then happily watch you be beheaded for public display."

Xia Song stared at Su Jin for a while, then suddenly sighed and said, "I admire your frankness. I will never deny what I did. I ordered my maid to forge that letter. I also ordered someone to buy Shi Jie in advance. The letters, letterheads, seals and other things copied and forged, and even the titles and slang terms in the letters between him and Fu Bi are perfectly forged, but you still found it out unexpectedly; as early as the emperor ordered you to investigate the case At that time, I felt that it was going to be terrible, but I always thought there was no flaw, but unexpectedly it was still a bad move, and I should have killed that Jin brother a long time ago."

Su Jin sneered and said: "Of course you think, you're just afraid of scaring the snake. Lord Shi is in prison, and the whole court is paying attention to this matter. Killing Jin Geer at this time is to tell others clearly that there is no secret about this matter." "You want to kill, but you can't kill, as the saying goes, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, no matter how careful and subtle, it will inevitably reveal flaws, when you do this, you are destined to have today."

Xia Song said: "It's a bad move, what's the use of talking about it this time? You sent me the handwritten statement and evidence in the morning. What do you mean by asking me to handle it myself?"

Su Jin said: "It's very simple, I tell you the truth has been known to me, if you want to survive, you have to find a way to excuse yourself."

Xia Song said: "Don't you want to save Fu Bi and Shi Jie? How can this case be settled?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "Of course I have to save them. I went back to Beijing to clean up the innocence of the two adults."

Xia Song said: "You want to let me go and wash away their grievances, how can this be possible?"

Su Jin said: "That's your business. I only give you one day. First, you need to give me evidence to prove the innocence of the two adults. Second, you have to prove your own innocence. I won't be able to get strong evidence tomorrow night." I will go to the palace to see the emperor, because I have exhausted my benevolence."

Xia Song said: "How can I do this?"

Su Jin sneered and said, "Is there anything you, Mrs. Xia, can't do? I don't believe it. If you can't do it, you should hurry up and prepare for the funeral. That's all you have to say, and you can make a decision with confidence."

Xia Song glared, and said for a while, "Old man, try it."

Su Jin said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if your evidence is not thorough, and even I can't get you past it, then don't bother."

Xia Song let out a long sigh, and said in a hoarse voice: "Forget it, go to the pavilion and have a cup of tea, and then you should leave as soon as possible. Let others know that you and I have a secret meeting, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell."

Su Jin smiled and said: "That's natural, you still have to write a marriage letter, this is one of the purposes of my coming."

Xia Song stared and wanted to curse, seeing Su Jin's indifferent contempt, finally bowed his head and said: "That's all! I'll write it!"