Red House Shoufu

Chapter 425 You Nanchi Occasionally Encounters Falling into the Water, Dachao Will Wait for the Opportunity to Apply Eye Medicine
The news of the great victory in Shandong seemed like the spring breeze had come early, stirring up the New Year's atmosphere in advance.

In particular, the song "Golden Beach" has been composed and sung in various styles by various troupes in the capital.

The young women and girls of the Lin family have traveled to almost all theaters in the capital, and every time they come back, Daiyu will be so moved that she can't stop wiping away tears.

For example, on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is time to rest and take a bath.Daiyu shook Lin Shu's arm and asked him to take her to Nanchi to play.Coupled with the fact that Wang Yuan was also looking at him eagerly, Lin Shu, who originally planned to stay at home with a stove and pet cats, had no choice but to lead the two of them to Nanchi.

As the New Year approaches, Nanchifang City is extremely lively.

In addition, next year there will be a Spring Festival, and the crowded Nanchi will be crowded with businessmen from all over the country and people who come to buy new year's goods.

Daiyu likes this kind of environment with a strong atmosphere of fireworks, touching the lanterns in the market for a while, and looking at the hairpin rings in the stalls for a while.

The Lin family would make a lot of exquisite ornaments for her every year, but she bargained with the stall owner enthusiastically, and in the end she just took ten copper coins from the stall owner and put a silver hairpin in her bosom.

The little girl felt that she had gotten a bargain, bought three candied haws with the ten copper coins, and shared her happiness with Lin Shu and his wife.Before they knew it, the three of them had wandered to the edge of Nanchi.

It is said that it is because the palace will hold a lantern show in Nanchi starting from New Year's Eve, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works have already begun to arrange it in Nanchi.

Shuntian Mansion has demarcated a restricted area to prevent common people from accidentally entering and disturbing the government's arrangements. Lin Shu took out his official certificate and found a deserted place, intending to use the place to rest for a while.

There are more than a dozen wintersweet trees here. When the flowers are in full bloom, they complement each other with the sparkling water of the South Pool, which is very beautiful.

While the three of them were admiring the beautiful scenery, they heard a splash, and a figure in the pavilion not far away fell into the water, causing a splash of water.

"Looks like a girl!"

Thumping, the person who fell into the water seemed to be still struggling, but the cold lake water was slowly draining her strength.

Not far away, Fuquan and others who were in charge of protecting Lin Shu and the others rushed over immediately after receiving the order.

"Who? Stop!"

Lin Mastiff is very good at water, and he is responsible for launching into the water to save people.In the blink of an eye, Fuquan suddenly found that there seemed to be another person in the pavilion, and he hid his face and fled when everyone rushed past.

This person is dressed in Confucian clothing, obviously a scholar's attire.When Fuquan rushed to the pavilion, the man had already run around a corner.He was about to rush over to catch the man, but Lin Shu yelled: "Don't chase, it's important to save people!"

The person who fell into the water was indeed a woman, and her age was not much different from Daiyu's.In the twelfth lunar month of winter, although the weather has been fine these few days, Nanchi has been covered with a thick layer of ice, and the girl's face is turning purple at this moment.

Fortunately, there is a restaurant not far away. Lin Shu asked the restaurant to boil two barrels of hot water, and the nuns and maids of the restaurant found two dry clothes. Get over it slowly.

woo woo woo...

One girl who was rescued was wrapped in a quilt and kept wiping tears in pain, and Lin Shu's brain ached from crying.

"Which family are you from? Do you want us to find your adults to pick you up?" Wang Yuan asked softly.

What was originally a normal question made the girl cry even more sadly.She was out of breath from crying, and replied with a choked voice: "No, no, I dare not, my father knows he will kill me!"

Lin Shu and Wang Yuan looked at each other, while Daiyu whispered in Lin Shu's ear, "I'm afraid she might have sneaked out. I just saw that the clothes on her body looked like some kind of maid, but her hands were white and smooth. , obviously not a person who suffers."

Lin Shu still couldn't see the strangeness in it, and not all families would raise the maids in the yard as young ladies like Second Master Bao did.

I saw Wang Yuan stepped forward to gently hold the girl's hands, and comforted her, "It's okay to cry like this, but I almost killed someone just now, and the adults from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry also saw it not far away, so it's my husband who decides." Temporarily suppress the matter. It is a matter of human life, and the Shuntian Mansion will definitely send people to investigate, and in the end it will not be able to hide it."

Wang Yuan's words were half true and half false. It was true that some officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites saw someone fall into the water, and finally saw Lin Shu rescued the man, and they left after asking a few words.

There are so many cases in Shuntian Mansion that can't be solved every year, so how can they find trouble for themselves and come to ask Lin Shu about this matter.

However, this girl was obviously ignorant of worldly affairs. After Wang Yuan made such a move, she hesitated for a moment before revealing her identity.

It turns out that the girl's name is Yu Ying'er, the right servant of the household department, Yu Puhe's daughter.Today, he secretly ran out to meet his lover, but unexpectedly, he had a dispute with his lover. The man lost control of his emotions, and accidentally pushed Yu Yinger off the pavilion, breaking through the ice and falling into the South Pool.

If Yu Yinger met someone unkind, instead of saving her immediately, her little lover was stunned for a moment in panic, and then walked away.

If it wasn't for the fact that everyone in the Lin family met by chance, Yu Shilang might have lost his beloved daughter!

It may be that Yu Yinger had scruples in her heart, and she didn't say who her little lover was at the end.Lin Shu couldn't help asking: "Who is the name of the person who pushed you into the lake? Miss Yu's family should have seen you, why did she change into a maid's clothes and secretly come to Nanchi..."

"Husband!"

Wang Yuan interrupted Lin Shu's inquiry, because after hearing Lin Shu's opening, Yu Yinger burst into tears again.

Daiyu whispered a few words to Lin Shu after seeing Wang Yuan's eyes, and then Lin Shu withdrew from the private room, and waited in another private room with Fuquan and others.

It was estimated that there was no opposite sex in the room. After crying for a while, Yu Yinger finally told the whole story slowly under the comfort of Wang Yuan and Daiyu.

……

According to Daiyu's statement, Lin Shu finally figured out the whole story.

The person who escaped was none other than Zhen Baoyu from the Zhen family!

Lin Shu really didn't know how to describe his astonishment at this moment, Zhen Baoyu is really a talent, how long has the affair with Wang Xiluan of the Wang family gone, and yet he came out to provoke a girl again?Isn't he afraid of being hanged by Yu Puhe and thrashed to death?
The Yu family is not an ordinary family, even the Wang family is not ruthless enough for scholars.

"Master, do you want to tell the Yu family?"

When Lin Shu heard Fuquan's question, he couldn't help laughing: "I must say it, you go, just tell Master Yu that Miss Yu accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by us. As for the matter of Zhen Baoyu, I want to come to Miss Yu at this time." I have figured out how to explain it to Master Yu."

……

Yu Puhe came very quickly. Yu Puhe, who was just in his early 50s, was at the peak of his career. One step further, he would be one of the Great Nine Ministers or the chief envoy to the outside world, and the next step would be the six ministers.

According to what Lin Shu learned, Yu Puhe was promoted step by step from the local capital, and he had good political achievements in his tenure, and his official reputation was also good.

After taking a look at his own girl, Yu Puhe bowed deeply to Lin Shu: "I would like to thank Marquis Lin for saving me, otherwise I would send a white-haired man to a black-haired man today!"

It seems that Yu Puhe is very fond of Yu Yinger, a daughter, and at this moment, he is crying.Lin Shu stepped forward to help him up, sighed and said, "What is the matter, my lord, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, how can there be no reason not to save him? But Miss Yu was not only frightened today, but also soaked in ice water for a while Mr. Yu should take the girl home as soon as possible, comfort her, and then find a good doctor to take a good look at her."

"What Lin Hou said is, what Lin Hou said is..."

Yu Puhe wiped his tears, and after thanking everyone in the Lin family again, he led Yu Yinger out of the restaurant and got ready to leave by car.

Seeing that Yu Puhe came to the side of the carriage and stopped suddenly, he asked Yu Yinger to get on the carriage first, then turned around and returned to Lin Shu, and made a long bow: "Please also ask Lin Hou to cover up for the daughter of the next official." , I am very grateful!"

Lin Shu had already understood the meaning of Yu Puhe's words, and smiled back: "Naturally, but Mr. Yu has to make a decision early, and you must not hesitate when it is time to strike hard!"

Yu Puhe responded gratefully: "I understand, thank you Lin Hou for reminding me!"

Equal's carriage slowly drove away from the restaurant, and Wang Yuan and Daiyu came to Lin Shu's side.

Daiyu asked, "Do you think Master Yu will make a move? In that case, wouldn't Miss Yu's reputation be ruined?"

Lin Shu chuckled: "Just like the Zhen family, Mr. Yu doesn't need to use his girl's reputation to attack him. He can find countless excuses to attack the Zhen family."

Wang Yuan covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "That's true. The Zhen family has only been in Beijing for a few days, and there have been scandals about the Zhen family bullying men and women. Mr. Yu has been an official for many years, and I don't know how many friends he has in the court. I'm afraid the Zhen family won't be able to have a peaceful New Year."

……

For the Lin family, the matter of Yu Yinger was just a small episode that coincided with their meeting. At noon, the group had a sumptuous lunch in the restaurant, and in the afternoon they continued to visit the annual collection in Nanchi.

By the time they got home, just the things Daiyu and Wang Yuan had bought at the New Year's Fair were enough to fill the cart.

The two girls had a great time strolling around, but Lin Shu was so tired that he didn't want to move any more.

Back home, Lin Shu and Bai Jingjing guarded the stove and beat them to death without moving their nests. Even the dinner was eaten face to face with each other.During the period, Bai Jingjing snatched the beef from Lin Shu's bowl, but Lin Shu didn't bother to reach out to grab it back.

It wasn't until the morning court on the second day that Lin Shu, who had rested all night, got up from the bed refreshed. Looking at Wang Yuan, who had been tossed all night, Lin Shu smiled: Sure enough, it was a matter of men and women to relieve fatigue, but it was just a bit useless. Kidney, it seems that I need to ask Jia Lian if there is any good thing to make up for!
At the end of the year, the grand dynasty is basically a trivial matter, and the military pay, food and grass supplies, and provincial finances and taxes on the nine sides have all been settled.The only thing that interests Lin Shu is the various preparations for the coming spring by the Ministry of Rites. Unfortunately, the emperor seems to have other plans, and the chief and deputy examiners and the date of the general examination have not yet been set.

After talking about a few big things, it's time for the boring project of every court meeting.Wen Tongxuan, the old Pixiu from the household department, began to fight with the chief officials of the various temples. Anyway, no one could get a tael of silver from the old Pixiu at the court meeting. Lin Shu hid behind the dragon pillar in the main hall to fight. Dozed off.

"Yu Puhe, the right servant of the minister's household department, impeached Zhen Yingjia for not being strict with his son, causing his son and nephew to bully men and women, rob people's women in broad daylight, and use power to oppress others, forcing state and county officials to bend the law for personal gain..."

It was as if a thunder had exploded above the Fengtian Hall. The civil and military officials in the hall who had been dazed at first opened their eyes wide and looked at Yu Puhe, the right servant of the household department, who stood in the center of the hall and bowed to ask for a performance.

Even Wen Tongxuan, the head of the household department who was fighting with the ministers to protect the money, was stunned. Why did his deputy suddenly appear? Could it be that he thought he could not keep the money and blew himself up to help?
The emperor on the dragon chair seemed to have known for a long time whether today's court would be so simple, and he was not surprised at all. He still looked at His Majesty Dan's civil and military officials coldly, and raised his hand to stop the noise in the hall.

"What's the matter? Make it clear!"

Yu Puhe bowed and said: "I obey the order!"

Then he took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and presented it respectfully.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, in the past two months, I have collected information about the crimes committed by the nephews of the Zhen family in Jinling and the capital. There are all witnesses and material evidences. In the counties under the rule, many officials were oppressed and threatened by the Zhen family or lured with gold and silver. Most of the crimes were finally reduced to trivial matters. Only minor crimes were punished by the Zhen family. thing……"

Xia Shouzhong took this stack of papers and sent them to the emperor's desk, and saw that the emperor flipped through them very quickly. The crimes committed by the Zhen family were densely recorded on each sheet of paper, many of which were related to the murder case.

"Whoa!"

The emperor threw down the paper in his hand, and he got up angrily: "The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"Chen is here!"

The emperor reprimanded loudly: "They are all my good ministers. This piece of paper is full of the humiliation suffered by the people, and the blood and tears of the people. Is it true that no one in the capital sees this?" Or have you heard about what the Zhen family committed? Or are you afraid of the so-called power of the Zhen family and dare not speak out?"

The Chinese and military officials in the temple, whether they were officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or other temples, all bowed down and pleaded guilty.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Calm your anger? Hehe..."

The emperor walked down Dan Bi slowly, and first came to the cabinet: "Old Wei Ge, you are the head of all officials, tell me, should I calm down?"

Wei Qinghe remained calm, bowed his head and said, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for my incompetence!"

"It seems that our elder Wei Ge has also learned how to be blind!"

The emperor suddenly laughed at himself and said, "I understand! Lin Shu, tell me, should I appease my anger?"

Lin Shu smiled wryly, but without the slightest hesitation, he went out and replied: "Your Majesty should be angry. The Son of Heaven is the father of all people. The emperor is responsible for the suffering of the people. If it is a natural disaster, it is no wonder Your Majesty. The court tried its best to rescue the disaster." That's fine. But this is a man-made disaster, and the culprit is the family of your relatives. When the people suffer, it is inevitable that the responsibility will be shifted to His Majesty, the father. It is the incompetence of the ministers, who failed to detect such evil things in advance, and made Your Majesty suffer. If you are wronged, all the officials will be punished, please Your Majesty also punish them!"

(End of this chapter)