blue bird song

Chapter 51
The corner of Jue Chi's mouth twitched.Although the junior sister is unwilling to let the girl call her "mother", she treats the girl as her own daughter in her heart, and she will show her words to anyone who loves her.No, she didn't care at all about the rustic appearance of farmers like Mo Erlang and his wife.If it was normal, she would not do it if she was asked to be courteous with a country couple who did not know martial arts.

Lin Xiaotian led A Yuan's hand and walked over. Like A Yuan, he bowed in a courteous and thoughtful manner, and called "Uncle Mo" and "Aunt Mo" in his mouth.Both the big and the small have good looks and good manners, which are eye-catching.

Qing Que smiled and said: "Father, Mother, this is the fourth brother, it is good to call him Xiaosi. This is my junior brother, the clever, lively and lovely Lin Xiaotian who is unparalleled in the world."

After hearing this compliment, Lin Xiaotian was overjoyed.When A Yuan heard the "fourth brother", an intoxicating smile appeared on the corner of his lips.Little Qingque, I am the fourth brother.

If Lin Xiaotian is still young, he is just handsome and cute.Then Ah Principle is beautiful with an indescribable nobleness, which makes people envious and fearful at the same time.Mo Erlang and Qi Shi are honest people, they murmured for a long time, but they didn't call out "little four" to him.

Not only Mo Erlang and his wife, Qing Shu, who is already a teenager, also feels that "Xiao Si" has an inexplicable temperament in him, and I'm afraid it has a lot to do with it.Qing Miao was stunned, secretly envious of the beauty of "Fourth Brother".Sis, your fourth brother is so pretty, where did you get it?You have to talk to me about it later.

Qingmiao and Qingshu also pulled Qinglin to salute Juechi and Xinci, and said hello to Ayuan and Lin Xiaotian.Qingque squatted down, took out the ancient silver bracelet that had been prepared and put it on Qinglin's wrist, "Qinglin, good brother, I'm the big sister, do you know? This bracelet is safe for you to wear." Qinglin Lin smiled shyly and hid behind Qingshu's legs.After hiding for a while, he poked his head out again, secretly looking at the bird.

It made everyone laugh.

Lin Xiaotian was originally very dissatisfied with Qingque's new younger brother, seeing him like this, his anger has long since dissipated.I don't hate my sister's new brother either, forget it, he's not as old or tall as me, so don't bother with him.

Mo Erlang and Qi Shi let everyone into the room and sat down, and made tea.The Mo family has a mother-in-law who is a rough envoy, a ten-year-old girl, the mother-in-law cooks meals under the stove, and the little girl serves tea and snacks, but she treats them in an orderly manner.

The Mo family's household items are all made of poplar wood. Although they are not expensive, they are neat and tidy.There are no rich and elegant furnishings in the room, but it is also clean and bright.Juechi and Xin Ci'an sat down and sipped tea, making them feel at home.

Lin Xiaotian stopped pestering adults a long time ago, and talked with Qinglin on the small bench.Lin Xiaotian talked eloquently, Qinglin listened with a shy smile on his face, the two little boys were very harmonious.

Qing Que sat next to Mo Erlang and Qi Shi, talking vividly about the experience of the past few years.Ah Yuan listened intently, reluctant to let a single word go.Little Qingque, she really got the essence of reporting good news but not worrying, she only said good things and happy things to her adoptive parents, and made her adoptive parents happy.Danger, tribulation, not a word.

Little Qingque is always so sensible.A Yuan felt a dull pain in his heart.

Qingmiao pursed her lips and smiled, and dragged Qingshu to the kitchen, "Sis, you must be hungry after what you said for a while. Qingshu, let's go and have a look." Qingshu nodded, "Okay." It's a good time to entertain guests. It's a big deal.

Lunch was great.There are stewed meat that the green sparrows are thinking about, fragrant chestnut chicken nuggets, fresh and delicious steamed fish, green and green seasonal vegetables and wild vegetables, and finally a bowl of fresh fish soup, boiled over low heat to milky white, with an attractive aroma.

Qing Que feasted, "My mother's stewed meat is the best!" with a satisfied face.

Juechi and Xinci also praised, "The green vegetables are delicious!" Lin Xiaotian and Qinglin sat together, comparing their meals, each eating more happily than the other.

Even Ah Yuan ate a full bowl of rice.

When it was time to say goodbye in the afternoon, Qingque refused to leave, and reluctantly said: "Father, mother, I will live with you." Mo Erlang smiled honestly, "Okay, don't go." Qi Shile's cooperation From ear to ear, "This is your home, Niuniu, don't leave or leave."

Juechi sat quietly and didn't speak.Xinci glanced at the little apprentice, her dissatisfaction was beyond words.Qing Que made a face at her, and you don't allow me to call you mother, here is someone I can call mother, and you don't allow me to stay!Fairy, you are really domineering.

Lin Xiaotian was in a hurry, so he stopped playing with Qinglin, and ran over to question Qingque, "Sister, would you rather me? Will you be willing to be a smart, lively, cute, unparalleled little brother?"

Qingque couldn't be happier, and Lin Xiaotian was even more distraught, talking to Qingque about the truth.A Yuan felt sorry for his little cousin, and suggested in a warm voice, "Why not, how about Uncle Mo and Aunt Mo returning to Beijing? It's inconvenient to go back to Qi Mansion, but you can live in a humble house temporarily."

Juechi glanced at A Yuan in surprise, and nodded Xinci casually, "I think it's okay. Your house is quite big, and there are many vacant houses, enough to live in." A Yuan smiled, "Auntie is right."

Mo Erlang and Qi Shi waved their hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, I can't cause trouble for you for no reason."

A Yuan whispered a few words in Xinci's ear, and Xinci glanced at him with a half-smile, noncommittal.A Yuan smiled and stood up slowly, "Uncle Mo, Aunt Mo, please allow Qingque and me to talk alone." Lin Xiaotian didn't wait for the adults to speak, and solemnly said with a small face: "Go, go early and return early !” Everyone thought it was funny.

A Yuan and Qingque went out of the house and walked into the yard, "Hey, why do you let my father and mother live in your house? Your prince's mansion is not easy to live in." Although Qingque also wanted to bring her adoptive parents and younger brother The younger sister returned to the capital, but she didn't quite understand A Yuan's intentions.

A Yuan smiled slightly, "I have my own reasons. Little Qingque, you like to eat the meat stewed by your aunt. If your aunt returns to the capital, you will be able to feast on it from time to time. This is one of them."

"Shen Fu's criminal evidence is not convincing enough, and he can't be put to death now. This man is ruthless. If he jumps over the wall in a hurry to harm Uncle Mo's family in the future, shouldn't we be passive? This is the second."

"The Qi residence at the gate of the school field is inconvenient to live in, and it's hard to find a safe place to live. The third is. Little Qingque, Prince Jin's Mansion, must be safe."

Among the people Qingque cares about, only Mo Erlang's family is the weakest, the least able to protect themselves.However, Qi Zhen is not Mo Dayou, so it is inconvenient for him to be too close to Mo Erlang's family.Mo Erlang's family living in Daxing Zhuangzi is very worrying.

"It's a secret that my father and mother live here." Qingque pondered, "The neighbors are all warriors who have served in the army. The residents of this village also have several martial arts masters. Yes. If it is normal, my father and mother will be fine."

"Now that we've come here, maybe some people with ulterior motives will learn about my father and mother's residence and use it to make trouble. Your concerns are quite reasonable. But if you live in your house, it will trouble you .”

"It's not troublesome." A Yuan looked sincere, "It's not troublesome at all."

"You said it." Qingque giggled, "Then I won't be polite!"

On this day, there were two carriages when they came, but three carriages when they left.Mo Erlang's family bid farewell to their neighbors in a hurry, entrusted the house to the neighbors for temporary management, cleaned up the house, put on the carriage, and returned to the capital with Qingque.

Qinglin and Lin Xiaotian were already on good terms, and got into the carriage of Juechi and Xinci without any dispute.Xinci has always been too lazy to take care of the children, sitting in the carriage, chatting with Juechi casually.The two little boys sat facing each other, Lin Xiaotian talked loudly, Qinglin listened attentively, and they all smiled excitedly.

"These two children are better." Juechi and Xinci saw it and smiled slightly.Lin Xiaotian, your sister's new brother, I don't hate you even if you love him.

Juechi asked Xinci in a low voice, "What did your nephew whisper to you just now?" Xinci smiled softly, "Please help me, persuade Mommy Mo to live with him." The corners of Juechi's mouth curled up slightly, " My nephew has a heart for our little Qingque." Xinci leaned on the back of the sky blue brocade, and said leisurely: "Let's see what he is capable of. Now that the sea and the sky are vast, no one can be her master. Ah Yuan wanted to impress her. Only with a heart can you embrace a beauty."

It is not easy to marry my little Qingque.A Yuan, it's up to you.Juechi and Xinci looked at each other and smiled, both thinking this in their hearts.

Back in the capital, A Yuan took Mo's father, Mo's mother and his family back to Jinwang Mansion, and Qing Que followed her master and mother back home.

The Jiangyang thief that Qingque ordered the shopkeeper to send to Shuntian Mansion has always attracted the attention of the government and the public.This Jiangyang bandit, surnamed Ding and named Qi, claimed to be an upright military officer of the Xuanfu, but Qi Zhen's father and daughter bullied others and forced themselves to be arrested.He was law-abiding and well-behaved all his life, and he never did anything illegal.Ding Qining refused to plead guilty to death, but the governor of Shuntian Mansion had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, Hu Ying, the most senior and capable police officer in Shuntian Mansion, arrested a habitual thief named Lao Du.Lao Du is more than 50 years old, fair-skinned, and very delicate. He is afraid when he sees torture tools. He has recruited a lot: Where did he steal it in what year and month, and where did he steal it in what year and what month? .

Hu Ying looked at the timid old Du coldly, his eyes still lingering on the torture equipment.Lao Du was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, he shouted: "I will recruit, I will recruit all of them! As long as it is illegal, I will recruit all of them, don't beat me! In the spring of Chenghua 17th year, I fled to Xuanfu and became a soldier! Yes! The infantry directly under the general officer of the Xuan Mansion! The little prince of Tatar came to fight that spring, and a military master ordered me to take a top-secret letter to meet the little prince of Tatar!"

"What are you doing to see the little Tatar prince?" Hu Ying, the policeman, bent down and asked with concern.

"I don't know!" Old Du's face turned pale with fright, "I can't read, I don't even know the big characters written on the envelope! I just obey orders!"

"Less than two days after I delivered the letter, the Mongols retreated and stopped besieging the city! Later, I heard that they were heading east and were going to attack the capital from Gubeikou. Later, I don't know, the boss wanted to kill me, I didn't want to die, so I ran away."

Hu Ying's face turned pale.

This matter is too big to hide.Think about it, Lao Du sent a letter to the little prince of Tatar, and the little prince of Tatar would not attack Xuanfu and diverted to the east.What did the letter say that worked so well?

Hu Ying reported it to his boss, and soon Sun Chao, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, knew about it.Sun Chao made quick calculations and decided to report.

Wan An, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is still incompetent. He needs to lower his head and think for a long time when encountering slightly unusual things, and refuses to make decisions rashly.When Sun Chao reported it to him, he was in a cold sweat, and immediately played the role of the prince in charge of supervising the country.

The prince was furious and ordered Dongchang to find out the truth.

Forty of Dongchang's shrewd and capable captains and fan servants dispatched and set off for Xuanfu today.The head of the East Factory and the Fan Yan have first-class investigative skills.Whether the guard is collaborating with the enemy or betraying the country, Dongchang will be able to find out the truth.

Shen Fu anxiously became an ant on the hot pot, "Can a habitual thief tell the truth? Shuntian Mansion is so funny. Hearing such rumors that slander the imperial court officials, it's fine if they don't strictly reprimand them. How dare they report it to the palace?" , Blasphemy!"

Mrs. Zeng almost fainted, startled and angry, "Yun Shuntian is still the eldest son-in-law's uncle, so he doesn't show any affection! My delicate daughter was given to Ningguo's mansion as a wife, but the relatives of Ningguo's mansion are so indifferent to my family. !"

Shen Fu paced back and forth in the room like a trapped animal, with a ferocious face and anxious expression.Seeing it, Zeng felt miserable, "How calm and calm he is usually! Now, even he is helpless!"

"Ma'am, give me the 10 taels of silver note!" Shen Fu seemed to have thought of something suddenly, he suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, okay, I'll get it right away!" Zeng promised again and again, "Saving your life is the most important thing, money is something outside of your body! As long as you are still there, these silver taels can be earned back. Spend it, as long as the money is spent, people will be safe gone."

Zeng carefully opened the hidden compartment in the inner room, took out a 10 taels of silver note and handed it to Shen Fu, "Master, who is this money going to be given to? Wan Shoufu? Concubine Wan Gui has gone, and now he talks, I don't know what to do." does not work."

Shen Fu shook his head, "It's useless to give it to him. This money is not for giving away, but for recruiting recruits." Zeng was stunned, "Recruiting recruits?" Shen Fu sighed, "Yes, we have to catch up Recruit a group of recruits. Ma'am, I have been eating [-] empty pay, and the [-] soldiers must be filled quickly."

When the court uses troops, the sergeants are naturally provided for, and the salary of a sergeant is five taels of silver.There are 10 people to 10 people, and 8 people to 8 people. If there are actually 8 people, but they are reported as 10 people, then they will be paid [-] yuan.

The [-] empty salary is not easy to eat.The Ministry of War is in charge of military salaries and distribution of supplies. The Ministry of War has a car driving department, and they are responsible for checking the number of officers and soldiers in various places.Shen Fu spent a lot of money just to bribe the commander of the Ministry of War, Dr. Zhong and others.

The salary of officials is meager, whether it is civil servants or military generals, how many people are not corrupt?As long as you do it up and down, and it's comfortable, who cares about you.

In the past, no one took care of this nosy business, but now the Dongchang fan has gone to the Xuanfu?People from Dongchang have always penetrated every corner. I'm afraid they will be found out for embezzling military pay when they arrive at the Xuanfu.Therefore, we must plan ahead and recruit all the sergeants first to get rid of this felony.

It was six or seven years ago that the little prince of Mongolia secretly communicated with the enemy and betrayed the country. How to investigate?The little Mongolian prince invaded Datong and Xuanfu successively, but neither Datong nor Xuanfu could hold out.The little Mongolian prince saw that he couldn't get any benefits, so he turned eastward, crossed Ji Town, and attacked Gubeikou.Not being able to stick to it is the strategy of the general, and it must not be regarded as collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.Who can prove that the guard sent a letter to the little Tatar prince in the middle of the night?Can you believe a habitual thief? It's really funny.

The crime of collaborating with the enemy is more serious, but the evidence of collaborating with the enemy is not easy to verify.The crime of embezzling military pay is slightly lighter, but the matter of embezzling military pay is extremely easy to find out!After much deliberation, Shen Fu decided to fill in the vacancies for sergeants first, and then slowly figure it out.

Shen Fu called his sons Shen Mao and Shen Ying, and secretly told him, "Hurry up! It's a matter of life and death, don't take it lightly! Deputy Commander Wang Zhengzhi is with me. When we arrive, you two will hand over the silver to him, and he will take care of himself." Do this urgently."

Shen Mao and Shen Ying nodded hurriedly, "My sons rushed over day and night, and they will definitely arrive at Xuanfu in front of Dongchang."

With money, recruiting recruits is not difficult.All they have to do is to work harder on the road and hurry on the road desperately.The Shen family wanted to save their own lives, while Dongchang was doing business. In terms of speed, Dongchang could not keep up with the Shen family.

Shen Mao and Shen Ying didn't even have time to go back and say goodbye to their wives and children, they brought four capable guards, rode on fine horses, and galloped out from the back door of the Shen residence.

After Shen Mao and Shen Ying left, Shen Fu looked much lighter.As long as you cover up the fact that you have been paid for nothing, the rest is easy to talk about.Collaborating with the enemy, haha, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very wise, how could he easily convict the general without any real evidence?If a habitual thief could accuse the commander-in-chief of the Nine Frontiers Town, the military officers would not have to live.

Seeing that Shen Fu's complexion improved a lot, Mrs. Zeng was very relieved, "Master is auspicious, our family must be safe and sound. Back then, Fusi in Beizhen made such a fuss, so he let him go obediently in the end. This time it’s Jin Yiwei who cannibalizes people and doesn’t spit out their bones, which makes people panic. This time he’s just a habitual thief and a clown, even less worrying.”

"Can the second son-in-law help?" Although Zeng was not so worried, she was still planning enthusiastically, "He is in the Ministry of War, so he should be able to speak up. And the father-in-law of the third girl is also somewhat respectable in front of the Holy One. It can help to make a difference.”

The second daughter of the Shen family, the concubine Shen Zhi, married Xi Chengzong, the right servant of the Ministry of War, as his successor; the third daughter of the Shen family, the concubine Shen He, married Ye Zhisheng, the concubine son of the Marquis of Anyang.Although Ye Zhisheng is a concubine, because of his aunt's bright eyes and long sleeves, the Marquis of Anyang treats him differently from ordinary concubines and favors him very much.

If both Xi Shilang and Anyanghou could speak well for Shen Fu, the situation might be very different.The emperor and the crown prince are both good-natured, and some people defended Shen Fu, so maybe they could be moved.

Hearing Zeng's words, Shen Fu smiled wryly, "The fathers of the second son-in-law and the third son-in-law combined, there is not one Ning Guogong who is good. Ning Guogong wore the general's seal eight times before and after the expedition. Among them, his family is the best."

(End of this chapter)