Carrying the wrong sedan chair to marry the wrong wife

Chapter 105

Ten horses and Qingqi go out of the imperial capital, good things are hard to come by

After the early court was over, Lu Wenzheng walked out of the Jinluan Hall with his back straightened. Ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Ministers of the Ministry of Officials and others came forward to congratulate him.

Several people went out of the Wuchao Gate together, exchanging greetings outside the palace gate, when Uncle Yang Guo came over.

"Master Lu, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations for being wronged."

"Thank you, Uncle Guo."

When Lu Wenzheng heard the words, he quickly thanked him. How did he know that Uncle Yang Guo in front of him was the mastermind behind the scenes?

The officialdom has always been dangerous, and there are countless incidents of stabbing a knife in the back with a smile in the face, so it is really difficult to distinguish between good and good in people's hearts.

"Let's just say, Mr. Lu is a clean and honest official, and his conduct is upright. How could he steal the tribute? It's very satisfying to see this incident. Mr. Lu is worthy of being a gentleman," said Uncle Yang, stroking his beard.

Lu Wenzheng bowed hurriedly when he heard the words: "Uncle Guo is absurd!"

Uncle Yang Guo laughed twice and said, "I won't delay Mr. Lu's reunion with your son. After three years, Mr. Lu will be promoted and return to Beijing, and he will come to the mansion to congratulate him."

"Thank you, Uncle Guo." Lu Wenzheng bowed to thank him. He felt flattered, and it was the first time a royal family member treated him like this.

Uncle Yang Guo gave Lu Wenzheng a hand, smiled and turned to leave.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was at the side, seeing Uncle Yang walking away, he couldn't help but wondered in his heart: "What's wrong with Uncle Yang? In the past, he didn't say a word, let alone chatting with the courtiers. Today is really strange." It's weird."

Minister of the Ministry of Rites heard the words and said: "Perhaps you feel that Mr. Lu has been wronged and suffered, and we ran into each other when we came out of the hall, so we exchanged some pleasantries?"

"Maybe it is." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he couldn't understand it after deep thinking, so he simply didn't want to, turned to Lu Wenzheng and said: "Brother Lu, after you leave the palace, follow me to my house first, I will hold a banquet to clean up the dust for you, go and go unlucky."

Lu Wenzheng blushed when he heard the words, and clasped his fists and said: "Brother Lin is so kind, I shouldn't have turned it down, but the child is still at his uncle's house, and I heard that he traveled to the border of the capital and suffered a lot. I always think about it in my heart. I want to go to my uncle's house to meet my son first."

"This is human nature. Brother Lu, go to reunite with your son first, and I will go to pay a visit later." The servant of the official department said, holding Lu Wenzheng's hand, and lowered his voice: "Little brother has something important to say to brother." business."

"What's important?" Lu Wenzheng wondered.

"It's inconvenient to say this here. Brother Lu will go to the reunion first, and the younger brother will go home and change into regular clothes, so he will go to find brother." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said.

"That's fine, brother Yu will take his leave first." Lu Wenzheng thought eagerly, said goodbye in a hurry, and went straight to his uncle's house.

When Lu Wenzheng arrived at Mrs. Lu's natal home, Lu Qingyi's uncle Liu Ren was anxiously waiting for a letter in the living room. Hearing the news that the aunt had arrived, his face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother-in-law!" Liu Ren couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw Lu Wenzheng.

"Uncle!" Lu Wenzheng was also delighted. When he was in prison, he didn't dare to think that there would be a day of goodbye.

"Brother-in-law is safe and sound, the sky really has eyes." Liu Ren saw that Lu Wenzheng was wearing an official uniform and a black gauze hat, and knew that he was fine.

"Brother Yu's reinstatement this time is thanks to my brother's dealings in Beijing."

Liu Ren heard the words and said: "The ministers I contacted didn't help much, but Qing Zhe really impressed me. At a young age, I went to the frontier and suffered a lot. Brother-in-law, my nephew has perseverance and will become a great weapon in the future .”

Lu Wenzheng was very excited when he heard the child's name: "Where is Qingzhe?"

"It's in the old lady's room. The old lady shed a lot of tears because of this matter. She woke up before dawn today to wait for the news."

"Hurry up, take Brother Yu to meet your mother-in-law." Lu Wenzheng said and hurried to the backyard with Liu Ren.

When they arrived at the Chuihua Gate, the little maid went in to communicate. After a while, the curtain outside the door was partly pulled from the inside, and Lu Qingzhe ran out from inside.

"Father!!!" Lu Qingzhe rushed out and threw himself into Lu Wenzheng's arms regardless of etiquette. He would not have dared to do this in the past. No other way, he rushed into his father's arms, and couldn't help but shed tears while holding him.

Lu Wenzheng also hugged his son tightly with tears in his eyes, "Good son!"

Lu Qingzhe raised his eyes to look at his father, and he saw a deep sense of paternal love in his father's eyes. The father and son's love became stronger after what happened to them.

"Uncle!" The curtain was pushed aside by the maid, and the old lady of the Liu family came out supported by her grandchildren.

"Nephew met aunt!"

"My niece has met my aunt!"

"Jiaxuan Jiayuan, get up quickly."

Lu Wenzheng let go of his son, hurried forward, helped up his nephew and niece, then walked in front of Mrs. Liu, bowed: "My lord, mother-in-law!"

"Grandpa, get up quickly, what's going on?" The old lady of the Liu family worried about her daughter and granddaughter day and night, with an anxious expression on her face.

"Your Majesty Long En, Wen Zhengguan will be reinstated, and his family members will be released from prison immediately. All the family property will be returned. Your mother-in-law can rest assured."

"That's good, that's good, how many days are you going back to Nantong?"

"After the imperial banquet, I will return immediately." Lu Wenzheng replied.

"It's okay, it's okay, after you go back, you must ask Hui Ban and her mother to come to Beijing, so that I can completely feel at ease when I see you."

"Hey, after Wenzheng returns, he will arrange for the two of them to visit you in Beijing."

"Mother, brother-in-law, let's talk in the hall, it's cold outside!" Liu Ren stepped forward and said.

"Okay! Mother-in-law, I'll help you." Lu Wenzheng stepped forward to help Mrs. Liu to the hall.

At this time, ten Qingqi riders galloped out from the side door. The leader was wearing a yellow bundle with an imperial decree inside, and the group rode their horses to Nantong to deliver the decree.

Holding Mrs. Tang in his hands, Lu Wenzheng was chatting with the Liu family about the family life in the hall. When the hall was laughing and laughing, the maid came in to report that Mr. Lin, the servant of the Ministry of officials, came to visit. Lu Wenzheng hurriedly put down Mrs. Tang and went out to greet her.

Lu Wenzheng welcomed the Minister of the Ministry of Officials into the side hall, the servant girl served tea and retreated, and asked with a smile: "Brother Lin said there is something important to discuss."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled, took a sip of tea and said: "This is a private matter, but it is also an important matter. I would like to ask, Qingyi, did you ever agree to it?"

As soon as Lu Wenzheng heard this, he knew what it meant. In the past, he might have delayed it, but now, after experiencing life and death, his mind has changed.

"Not yet." Lu Wenzheng told the truth. After speaking, he suddenly thought of a person, the young man who risked his life to go to jail for his son, who had even proposed marriage to his house before.

"Oh, that's really great." The servant of the official department was very happy, and approached: "Brother Lu, Qingyi has no marriage, and Yunsheng is not married. They are similar in age and literary talents. If they can form a husband and wife, they will respect each other as guests. "

Hearing this, Lu Wenzheng thought of Lin Yunsheng who came to see him in prison that day, and suddenly hesitated in his heart. Lin Yunsheng was handsome, talented, and full of literati integrity and justice.

"Brother Lu, what do you think?" the servant of the official department urged.

Lu Wenzheng was vacillating in his heart. The youngest son of the Shen family, Bo Yuntian, presumably was for his daughter. Both youngsters were good, so it was really difficult for him to choose.

"Brother Lin, Zhuojing and I have only one daughter, Qingyi. We should discuss matters of marriage with Zhuojing."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was speechless when he heard the words, and the father of the children's marriage can completely decide. Lu Wenzheng clearly shirks the blame when he says this.

"Brother Lu, do you think my family is humble?"

"Brother Lin misunderstood, you and I are colleagues and classmates, and we have deep feelings, and you tried your best to rescue me this time, how could I think that the Lin family is humble?" Lu Wenzheng explained quickly.

"So Yun Sheng is not worthy of Qingyi?" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials felt unspeakably uncomfortable. Based on their relationship, it was logical for them to be in-laws.

"No, no, I really appreciate Yun Sheng's promising youth." Lu Wenzheng quickly explained.

The official minister stood up, unable to hide his displeasure: "Then what is it for?"

Just when the atmosphere was tense, a little girl ran in: "My aunt, there is a scholar outside who calls himself Zhang Ziliao, please see my aunt."

"What?" Lu Wenzheng was stunned for a moment, "What is he doing here?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials didn't think about it either, he pondered for a moment and said: "Either he came to intercede for his father, or he came to make amends on his father's behalf. I don't think there is any need to see either of these."

Lu Wenzheng thought for a while after hearing the words, and decided that it would be better to meet each other, after all, he was the one who watched the child grow up.

"Go and pass him on."

"No!" The little maid turned and ran out.

"Oh, what else do you see?" The servant of the official department sat down with a displeased expression on his face.

Lu Wenzheng knew that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was unhappy, but his mind was just chaotic.

"Ziliao has met Uncle Lu." Zhang Ziliao entered the side hall and knelt down with a plop.

"Hey, get up." Lu Wenzheng sat down and sighed.

"My nephew knows the whole story, and I have no face to see my uncle, but my father also missed it for a while. I beg my uncle to look at the past friendship and save my father. My nephew will be a cow and a horse to repay my uncle." Zhang Ziliao cried Lian Lian.

Everyone has blood relatives, no matter how evil the person is or how bad his heart is.

"Hey, your father didn't just commit the crime of framing his colleagues. Your father committed the crime of self-stealing and violated His Majesty's taboo. According to the law, everyone should be executed. It is the ministers in the court who ensured that you and your mother can be released from prison safely." As Lu Wenzheng spoke, he stood up and helped Zhang Ziliao up, "Your father has been sentenced to death, and no one can save him."

Zhang Ziliao was very sad when he heard this.

"Where do you and your mother settle down now?" Lu Wenzheng couldn't bear it, and asked.

"My mother's family and I are living in a ruined temple. My mother asked me to come and ask my uncle, and I am still waiting for news from me." Zhang Ziliao wiped away his tears.

"I've dealt with you dozens of taels of silver, and you can take your mother to find a place to settle down."

Zhang Ziliao sat paralyzed on the ground, knowing that the situation was over, and when he heard that Lu Wen was about to give him money, he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Uncle Lu."

Now he and his mother are living in a ruined temple, and have not eaten since they were released from prison.

"I'll give you 20 taels of silver too." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials listened for a while, and it will not be easy for this orphan and widow, "Do my best."

"Thank you, Master Lin." Zhang Ziliao kowtowed.

"Okay, brother Lu, the Zhang family's matter has been settled, now you should talk about our family's matter?" The servant of the official department looked at Lu Wenzheng.

Lu Wenzheng sighed when he heard the words, it was really hard to make a choice.

"Could it be that my family, Yunsheng, really can't catch Brother Lu's eyes? Could it be that Qingyi wants to marry a relative of the emperor?"

"No, no, brother Lin, don't misunderstand!" Lu Wenzheng waved his hands repeatedly.

Hearing this, Zhang Ziliao was stunned. He wanted to say goodbye to Lu Qingyi. Thinking of Lu Qingyi and Shen Wenchang, Zhang Ziliao hated him, and he clenched his fists tightly.

'What's so good about Shen Wenchang?Was she actually worthy of Lu Qingyi's heart?Now that my Zhang family is defeated, why should they let their wishes come true?At that time, my mother and I were lingering on their last days. They fell in love before and after the moon, how could there be such a good thing in the world. ’ Zhang Ziliao narrowed his eyes fiercely while thinking.

"Lu, Uncle Lu." Zhang Ziliao called softly.

Lu Wenzheng, who was explaining to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, heard the words and turned to look at Zhang Ziliao. Why did he forget that there was still someone in the room?

"Uncle Lu, my nephew has an unfeeling request. It is difficult for my nephew to return to Nantong this time. I hope Uncle Lu can tell my nephew's friend Shen Wenchang on behalf of my nephew. I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet him in this life. I hope he can take care of himself and read well. It is difficult for a person to travel thousands of miles if he is illiterate.”

"What did you say?" Lu Wenzheng was startled, "You said Shen Wenchang is your friend? Can't read yet?"

Zhang Ziliao said nervously as if he didn't know what happened, "Yes, yes, although Shen Wenchang is one of the Nantong Four ruffians, he still has a heart of righteousness. Although he is illiterate, he has a good character."

Lu Wenzheng fell down on the stool when he heard the words, the scholars of Huazhong Academy couldn't read?How can this work?His daughter is a talented woman today, and a talented woman is matched with a ruffian. How can this last long?Husband and wife can be inappropriate, but they must be well educated, otherwise there will be many conflicts after marriage and communication will be extremely difficult. If his daughter marries into the Shen family, won't she have to swallow her anger for the rest of her life?No, no, this won't work.

"Brother Lu, what's the matter? Who is Shen Wenchang?" Seeing that Lu Wenzheng's face was livid and his expression was not right, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials hurriedly asked.

"Oh, it's nothing, nothing." Lu Wenzheng returned to his senses, looked at the servant of the official department and said hurriedly: "Brother Lin, originally I wanted to discuss Qingyi's marriage with Zhuo Jing, but I never wanted to be misunderstood by Brother Lin, no matter, today You and I agreed verbally that the two families will get married, and on the day Brother Lin returns to his former residence in Nantong, the two families will exchange posts, write a marriage letter, and agree on the date of marriage, how about it?"

"Okay, have a good time!" The servant of the official department was overjoyed, "It's settled, Brother Lu, you leave Beijing, and I will ask His Majesty for leave to return to Nantong."