Rui Hegui

Chapter 26

Chu bandit stayed in the Ministry of Criminal Justice after finishing court in the morning, and was busy reviewing the case returned by Dali Temple non-stop. It was already afternoon when the threads were sorted out. Glancing at them, rubbing his slightly dizzy head, he ordered that today be over.

The officials immediately followed the amnesty order and filed out. Chu Bandit leaned back in his chair, took a few breaths, and cursed Han Wenyun a few obscenities.

Jing Mo came in from outside the study and asked, "My lord, where are we going next?"

Bandit Chu smiled when he heard the words, straightened up, and immediately became more energetic, and said: "Go and invite Xi Lin to the restaurant, the Huahua wine in the west of the city is especially fragrant. I want to discuss things with him while having wine."

Jing Mo Deling was about to go out when Xing Shuo came in from the outside with a displeased expression on his face.

"No need, I have already informed Xuefang Yuan early in the morning, and asked them to help find a way to send away the old troops of the Fan family army involved in the case, and Zhao Liangyue naturally knew about it." Xing Shuo sat on the chair next to Chu Bandit and stood up. He drank the tea handed by the attendant in one gulp, and drank the tea given to Chu Bandit if he didn't think it was enough.

Chu Bandit half-closed his eyes and looked at Xing Shuo, with a displeased look on his face, and said, "Aren't you meddling in your own business? What excuse do I have to ask Xi Lin out?"

Xing Shuo snorted and asked, "Then do you still remember those pigeons that I trained secretly for a long time?"

"I know, the training is not bad. After receiving a few compliments from the emperor, I am even more proud. I even thought of a way to dye their tail feathers, so I almost put your precious pigeons in the room to share the bed."

"You don't even know!"

Bandit Chu saw Xing Shuo's anxious look, and gloated and asked, "What happened, so excited?"

Xing Shuo didn't get angry, and began to complain: "You borrowed five before to inform you and Uncle Song, but in the end it was just to sneak around about trivial things. I can bear it, but now I'm fine. , was caught and eaten by your Zhao Liangyue, and I haven't even tried to reason!"

After hearing this, Bandit Chu couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Chu, be more serious!"

So Bandit Chu laughed even louder.

In the blink of an eye, in mid-spring, the wind is breezy, the sparrows are whispering, the city is full of peach blossoms, and it is the most suitable for marriage. Many people in Beijing marry their daughters.

At the same time, the Ministry of Officials held a selection test, through which talented persons entered the three provinces and six ministries as officials, and others were appointed as local officials.

Zhao Liangyue and Xiang Mian joined the Ministry of Household Affairs and served as members of the Duzhi Branch and Jinbu respectively; Wang Yuncheng joined the Ministry of War and served as a doctor of the Treasury Department.

On this day, Zhao Liangyue went to court for the first time, Youbai got up early to start preparations, humming a tune cheerfully, insisting that Zhao Liangyue should also get up earlier.

Zhao Liangyue stretched himself, and sat cross-legged on the bed in a daze, watching Youbai rushing in and out, directly arranging the toilet clothes and breakfast in a line.

Zhao Liangyue yawned, looked at the time mark next to him, it was only two quarters, so he wanted to lie down to sleep again, but Yubai quickly grabbed him with his hand.

"My lord, I can't sleep anymore today."

Zhao Liangyue waved his hands, his eyes were already closed, and he said, "Let me squint for a while."

"Oh, this is the same for Grandpa Tang. He knew you were going to court today, and yesterday he dragged you into playing chess until midnight, just like Senior Wang." Youbai murmured, putting the face towel in hot water, then wringing it out to cool slightly. He said, "Young master, wash your face first, so that you can wake up."

After Zhao Liangyue finished dressing and drank some porridge, Uncle Song came in and informed that Bandit Chu's carriage was waiting outside the door.

Youbai clicked his tongue, and said: "Although, Master Chu has a reputation as a traitor, if the young master goes to court with him, what will others think of the young master?"

Zhao Liangyue didn't care, and said indifferently: "You are upright and at ease, besides, Mr. Chu's carriage is so comfortable, it's not a waste of time to sit in it."

Youbai nodded, but still felt that something was wrong, so he began to come up with an idea: "How about, when you approach the Meridian Gate, young master, you can choose a corner to get off the carriage?"

Zhao Liangyue couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said, "How is your thinking different from those disciples who seduce a girl's heart, and then run away after kissing Fangze?"

"Young master, you always say that my metaphor is inappropriate, and you are not very clever."

Outside the Zhao courtyard, Chu Bandit stood in front of the carriage in a scarlet robe official uniform, staring at the door all the time.

Jing Mo glanced at his lord at the side, and reminded: "My lord, with your current appearance, those who don't know would think that you are waiting for some beautiful young lady."

The corner of Chu Bandit's mouth twitched into a smile, and asked, "Then why do you think I'm waiting here?"

Jing Mo replied confidently: "Your Excellency and Mr. Zhao are not only brothers in the same school, but Mr. Zhao has a great talent. No matter how you look at it, it is a sure profit for a corporal like you to get close to him."

Bandit Chu glanced at Jing Mo and frowned slightly.

"My... my lord, did I say something wrong?"

"No, what you said makes sense, remind me." Chu Bandit sighed lightly, and said, "Xi Lin doesn't think the same way, does he? But I can't tell my intentions, so I can't scare people run."

Jing Mo was confused by what he heard, but seeing Bandit Chu was obviously unhappy, he didn't dare to ask more questions.

At this time, the courtyard door opened with a creak, and bandit Chu looked over, only to see Zhao Liangyue in an eye-catching green robe, holding a wat board, walking gracefully, walking down the stairs facing the faint light of dawn, gentle and dignified, dignified and calm, natural Qiushui is the god and the jade is the bone.

Chu Bandit almost instantly recalled that when he was still studying in the Imperial College, the teacher had taught him that his posture was not good, and he had no sense of beauty, so he retorted that the red tape was mostly useless, as long as he showed up on occasions such as court sacrifices.

But there are some people who really wear the common court clothes to give a feeling of detachment, and also make the rigid etiquette of raising and lowering to be pleasing to the eye, reaching a state of beauty in body and spirit, such as the teacher, such as Zhao Liangyue.

Chu Bie thought, compared to himself, Zhao Liangyue was really more like the teacher's student.

"Master Chu, why are you looking at me like this? Could it be that there is something on my face?" Zhao Liangyue saw that Bandit Chu was staring at him, with a smile in his peach blossom eyes, which made people feel weird, and began to hesitate in his heart whether to go with him Take a carriage.

Bandit Chu came back to his senses, and said: "I'm just sighing, Xilin is now in the seventh-grade green robe, and I'm afraid she will wear the same scarlet robe as me in the future." After finishing speaking, he turned to invite Zhao Liangyue.

Zhao Liangyue didn't want to have another round of courteous talk with him on this issue, so he directly boarded the carriage and went to court instead.

In the carriage, Zhao Liangyue and Chu Biao sat as far apart as possible, and then Chu Biao got up by himself as usual, closing the distance between them with his own efforts.

Zhao Liang became more impatient, and was about to move to the side, when Bandit Chu spoke first: "There is news from the Hua family."

Zhao Liangyue really stopped his movements, started to think seriously, and said: "Han Wenyun was obviously planning to abandon the Hua family a long time ago, and destroyed all the things that should be destroyed. At the household department, Mr. Wei and the others haven't found anything for so long. Now There is news suddenly, could it be that someone from the Hua family showed his feet?"

"It was the son of the steward of Huafu who found it, but the cause and effect of it is also a legend, and it can be written in a storybook."

Zhao Liang became more puzzled and asked, "What's the meaning of this?"

Bandit Chu stopped talking, and instead asked Zhao Liangyue: "Xi Lin, you haven't eaten breakfast yet?"

Just as Zhao Liangyue was about to say no, Bandit Chu had already stopped the carriage and got out of the carriage first to help him.

"No need, master Chu, go eat by yourself, I'll wait for you."

Chu Bandit smiled and asked, "Doesn't Xilin want to know about the Hua family?"

Zhao Liangyue thought about it, took the hand that Chu Bandit extended over, and got out of the carriage with his strength.

The two entered a tea house in the west of the city, and after sitting down by the window, Bandit Chu called Xiao Er.

"Don't order too much, just enough to eat." Zhao Liangyue was afraid that Chu Bandit would order a bunch like last time, so he reminded him aloud.

"Xilin does whatever he says, so it's still the same, with more spice."

Seeing Xiaoer nodding and leaving, Zhao Liangyue asked: "So, what did the Hua family find?"

"Xilin, why are you in such a hurry? Eat breakfast first. The teahouse here is really only for people like us who go to court in the dark. No one else is up at this hour." Bandit Chu said and poured water for the two. After drinking tea, seeing Zhao Liangyue's helpless look, he said with a smile, "Don't be angry, Xi Lin, it's not too late to talk about the Hua family's affairs later, take a closer look at where we are sitting now, do you find anything?"

It was only then that Zhao Liangyue noticed that the place Chu Bandit had chosen was that he could see the outside by the window, and there was a screen and a few pots of flowers and plants separated from the sight of the entrance, so it was not easy to be noticed.

After a while, Xiao Er served a hot breakfast, and Chu bandit gave some extra money as usual, and asked, "I'm not too late today, am I?"

Xiao Er hurriedly smiled and said, "My lord, you came too early today, and the other adults who often come here haven't arrived yet."

"Master Tang hasn't come yet?"

"Look at what you're joking about, don't you know? Tang Shangshu is the last one to come and leave every day."

"That's right. I usually come second to last and go second to last. How can I not know?"

While talking, someone came to the teahouse again, and Bandit Chu waved Xiaoer over to help.

Chu Bandit looked at Zhao Liangyue who was eating porridge casually while paying attention to the movement at the door, pushed a plate of Yong Tofu in front of him, and said, "Xilin, concentrate on eating, don't look around."

Zhao Liangyue still looked at the door, and several officials came in one after another, all of them in green robes, Zhao Liangyue asked: "The Master Tang you are talking about is Tang Shiyu, Minister of the Household Department?"

"Exactly, originally you could go to court to see him, but this old man is lazier than me. Sometimes he would go home directly after eating in the teahouse, and the next day he would hand in a pocketbook saying he was sick, which was perfunctory." Bandit Chu Seeing that Zhao Liangyue didn't move his chopsticks to the stuffed tofu he pushed past, he simply picked up a pair of chopsticks and picked two pieces for Zhao Liangyue himself, before continuing, "So, why don't I bring you over today to have a look."

Zhao Liangyue looked at the stuffed tofu in the bowl, picked it up a bit, and felt it was shameful to waste food, so he picked it up and put it in his mouth, chewing and asking in puzzlement, "What's so interesting about this?"

Chu Bandit rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course I want Xilin to see what a sloppy old man Tang Shiyu is, so that you can regret why you didn't enter the Ministry of Criminal Justice. ?”

Zhao Liangyue choked immediately, and was about to say something when Chu Bandit raised his chin towards the door and said, "Xilin, look, Tang Shangshu is here."

Zhao Liangyue looked towards the door, but saw an ordinary fat old man walking in, if it wasn't for the scarlet official robe he was wearing, he would be no different from the old people he usually sees listening to operas and playing.

Tang Shiyu walked very slowly, not because of his poor health, but because he was simply strolling in the courtyard, as if he was in no hurry to do anything, and he didn't come here just to fill his stomach and go to court, but to eat here Breakfast is by the way on the morning.

Bandit Chu asked, "What does Xi Lin think Tang Shangshu looks like?"

Zhao Liangyue was about to say that Tang Shiyu was not as simple as he appeared on the surface, and that the city was extremely deep, but he suddenly thought of what Chu Biao said just now, and deliberately said: "Excellent bones, he must have been a handsome son when he was young, better than everyone here."

Chu Bandit couldn't help smiling, and said, "It's more than enough than me, but how can it be compared to Xi Lin?"

Zhao Liangyue hurriedly interrupted the topic: "So what exactly did the Hua family find?"

"Sure enough, Xi Lin is still worried about this, I will tell you everything."

When Zhao Liangyue heard it, he realized that it was a secret affair with Hua Jingshi, the former Shangshu of the household department.

At that time, Hua Jingshi's first wife died and married Lu Shi. This Lu family was a servant of Yang, and she was very beautiful, but she was a widow and her status was not high, so other wives in Beijing always looked down on her, so she He didn't interact with them, and rarely left the house, and soon faded out of everyone's sight.

It's just that no one expected that Mrs. Lu was not a widow, her husband was not dead, but the housekeeper of Huafu, and Hua Jingshi had been kept in the dark, and even reused the housekeeper without knowing it. He and Lu's son travel between Puyang and Kyoto.When the Hua family was in trouble, the housekeeper and Lu family were about to leave with their money. Only then did Mr. Hua learn the truth and beat them to death, but they couldn't find their son no matter what.

Until five days ago, news came back from the eyeliner far away in Puyang that someone had used a jade piece given by the emperor as a bet in the casino, and his identity was a bit strange, so he controlled it and questioned it, only to learn about this Huafu secret.

"That gambler is a bit smart, Wang Han will know about our people who found him, and then silence him, and use what he knows as a bargaining chip in exchange for us to keep him safe. He is already on his way to Beijing now. .”

Zhao Liangyue straightened out his thoughts and said, "I'm afraid Han Wenyun won't let him go to the capital alive."

"How could it be? He's so smart. He disguised himself as a woman. It is said that there is nothing wrong with his demeanor and behavior, as if he was born a woman."

"...It seems that he has some skills." Zhao Liangyue said, "If he can explain the secret activities of the Hua family and Puyang, he can always stir up the stagnant water in the capital."

Chu Bie smiled: "Yes, as expected, God still favors me. Good things come in pairs recently."

Zhao Liangyue didn't think too much, took Chu Bandit's words and asked: "What else is there to do?"

Chu Bandit smiled slyly with his peach-blossom eyes, and said, "Of course we can go to court together with Xi Lin in the future."

Zhao Liangyue: "..." Why do you insist on asking such a question.