Family Has a Concubine

Seeing Ye Tangcai's disdainful smile being concealed, Xu Rui felt extremely humiliated, and a burst of anger and arrogance rushed straight to his forehead.

If she succeeds in this matter, Xu Rui will be invincible!

Thinking of this, Xu Rui rushed back.

Yong Cunju Li, Ye Chengde turned around in a hurry, saw Xu Rui coming back, and hurried forward to meet him: "Rui'er, why are you back, aren't you going to Master's place?"

"Father and mother are about to face prison, how can I go to the academy with peace of mind, no matter how much I leave you alone!" Xu Rui's eyes were full of hatred, and he was about to burst into tears.

Seeing Xu Rui's excited appearance, Ye Chengde was extremely moved, and couldn't help thinking of Ye Tangcai's indescribable resentment in his heart.

Rui'er is not his own, but she respects him like her own father, but that rebellious girl not only disrespects him, but also cooperates with outsiders to frame him! If she was really a rebellious girl, he was right to dislike her.

"I accept your wish, but it won't help if you are angry and worried again! You should go back to the academy quickly, you can only make us feel proud when you are in high school. Even if you are really sentenced, it will only be a twenty or thirty board, sitting for a few minutes It's just a month of prison." Ye Chengde patted Xu Rui's shoulder, "For you, it's worth it."

"No! I don't agree!" Xu Rui said firmly.

He thought of Ye Tangcai's contemptuous smile, if she really got her way, he must be as contemptuous as mud in her heart!

In the future, he will be selected as a Jinshi, or even the number one scholar, and he will be an official! Parents steal, that's a stain. Moreover, if you study it carefully, you are afraid that it will affect his scientific research.

His mother's concubine was already criticized by others, if he was charged with theft again...

"Your grandfather and I will work hard." Ye Chengde said.

"The Qiu family definitely don't want to procrastinate any longer, but... father and grandfather still can't think of a way." Xu Rui was anxious.

Ye Chengde was full of self-blame: "It's all because of my uselessness."

Xu Rui gritted his teeth: "I have a solution!"

"What way?" Ye Chengde asked in surprise.

Xu Rui whispered something in Ye Chengde's ear, Ye Chengde was startled, then overjoyed: "What you said is true?"

"Yes." Xu Rui nodded firmly.

"Then let's go quickly." Ye De dragged him out.

...

When Ye Tangcai returned home, the sky darkened.

Ye Tangcai got out of the car with the altar of pine mist wine from Qiu's house, and passed by Lanzhuju, but saw that the courtyard door was closed, so she knew that Chu Yunpan had gone out.

Ye Tangcai pouted, and frowned displeasedly, full of disappointment. She carried him a jar of wine all the way, but he was not at home.

"Give it to the third master tomorrow!" Qiu Ju yawned, the past two days were really exhausting.

Ye Tangcai looked down at the wine in her hand, she hugged it so hard, she still hoped that he could drink it right away.

After thinking about it, he put it in front of the gate of Lanzhuju, turned and left.

Qiuju was puzzled, but didn't bother to ask any more questions, turned around and chased Ye Tangcai away.

Qiongmingxuan——

Huiran prepared dinner early, so Ye Tangcai ate as soon as he got home, and immediately washed up and went to bed after eating.

She was really tired these days, she was not used to sleeping in the Wen's house, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed.

In the dead of night, Chu Yunpan just came back from the outside. He carried a lantern, and when he walked to the gate of Lanzhuju, he saw a jar in front of the gate.

"Third Master, what is this?" Yu Yang said.

"It should be wine." Yu Han said while opening the door. He already smelled a faint aroma of wine.

Chu Yunpan leaned down and picked up the jar, the door opened with a "squeak", and Chu Yunpan carried the wine into the room, and put it on the table next to the window in the small study.

Yu Han and Yu Yang have already prepared water.

It was cold water, and Chu Yunpan took cold showers all year round.

After Chu Yunpan washed it, he returned to the small study, opened the wine jar, and a pure fragrance came out.

He poured a cup, it was sweet and soft in the mouth, and it was hot all the way down, making his stomach feel warm and comfortable.

A cold bath makes you sober and calm, but a sip of wine immediately softens your mind and makes you feel emotional.

Chu Yunpan drank all night by the window.

Ye Tangcai fell asleep until dawn.

The weather in July is getting cooler and cooler, and the autumn wind is blowing, and the meaning is getting stronger.

Ye Tangcai rolled on the bed with the silk-cotton quilt in her arms, she was still sound asleep, but she still got up, washed up, and hurried out.

Ye Yun came here yesterday to annoy Wen, and Ye Tangcai was very worried.

The Qiu family's house in the capital is located in the east of the city, close to Changming Street where the city gate leads directly to the imperial palace. It is a standard four-entry house.

Ye Tangcai sent Wen and the others here yesterday before returning home. The servants all recognized her, and when they saw her get off the car, they reported inside: "My cousin is here."

Ye Tangcai walked into the hall with a smile, and saw Da Wen's and Qiu's brothers were there, discussing something.

"Sister Tang is here." Da Wen stood up with a smile, "Your mother is serving your grandmother's breakfast at Xikuayuan. She is in good spirits, so you don't have to worry."

Ye Tangcai breathed a sigh of relief: "Auntie and cousins, what did you discuss?"

Qiu Lang said: "The yamen hasn't come to inform when the trial will start yet."

"It must be that Ye's family gave the yamen a gift to let them accommodate." Qiu Jing said, "If we don't call, they will drag."

Ye Tangcai was taken aback, this was pretty good, if they helped the Ye family collect the dirt and said there was no such thing, it would be miserable.

But it is obvious that Chengfu Yin is still an upright official, and he doesn't want to do such a thing that cannot be tolerated by nature, otherwise Ye Yun would not have come here yesterday. It must be Cheng Fu Yin's unwillingness to help that forced them to come to the door.

Qiu Jing also thought of this, and looked at Da Wen's: "Let's go and urge them now, so that they will have the case tried soon, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

Da Wen's gritted her teeth fiercely. She actually wanted to use this matter to force Yin Tingniang, a bitch, away. She didn't want to...but now that they have reached this point, they can only be sent to prison!

Da Wen said coldly: "Then go and remind me."

"Okay." Qiu Jing agreed, and his younger brothers all stood up and were about to go out.

"Ma'am, Second Master—" At this moment, an old woman ran in with a livid face, "There are people coming from the palace."

Da Wen's and Qiu Jing looked at each other, in the palace? Is it from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a middle-aged man with a goatee beard walking in, wearing a deep scarlet official uniform, followed by a dozen people who looked like guards.

Ye Tangcai shuddered all over. The middle-aged man was wearing a fourth-rank official robe, and he came in with a group of guards, with a haughty expression on his face. It must be a bad thing.

"Who is the head of Huang Shangqiu's family?" said the middle-aged man.

"It's me." Qiu Jing stepped forward. The current head of the Qiu family is his eldest brother, but this time he is responsible for sending wine into the palace.

The middle-aged man with the goatee gave Qiu Jing a cold look, then waved his hand: "Take it away."

The guards behind rushed forward and held Qiu Jing down. Everyone was shocked, and Da Wen was furious: "What do you want to do?"

"Mother!" Qiu Jing quickly stopped drinking, turned her head and bowed to the middle-aged man with goatee beard: "My lord, I don't know what Qiu has committed?"

"I am the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. There is something wrong with the wine that your Qiu family sent into the palace. The wine and vinegar doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs fell down after drinking, and the imperial physician is still treating him." The middle-aged man with goat beard said coldly. Said, "We suspect you poisoned your wine."

"Why do we poison?" Da Wen asked anxiously, "My lord, everyone knows that eating, drinking and entering the palace must be strictly controlled. How could we be so stupid as poisoning? Besides, why did we do this?"

The servant of the criminal department raised his eyebrows indifferently, and only said: "Madam, the case is still under investigation, we are only responsible for arresting people and taking them away!"

After finishing speaking, let the guards escort Qiu Jing to turn around and leave.

"Jinger! Jinger..."

The Dawen family was in a hurry, and chased them out with the Qiu family brothers and Ye Tangcai. But the guards escorted Qiu Jing into a carriage, and the servant of the Ministry of Punishment got into the official sedan chair and left.

"How could this happen!" Qiu Lang's face was livid, "We have tried and tried this batch of wine, be careful, and there is no possibility of mistakes."

Da Wen's eyes were dark and her face was pale. Ye Tangcai quickly supported her: "Auntie..."

"Girl!" Qiuju called out suddenly, and patted Ye Tangcai.

Ye Tangcai was startled, followed her gaze, and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy standing in front of a certain restaurant opposite.

Wearing an elegant navy blue robe and a satin towel, his face can only be described as well-shaped, not very handsome, but a bit delicate, and the rare thing is that he has a refined temperament, and he can tell that he has read poetry book student.

Xu Rui! Ye Tangcai's face darkened.

Xu Rui looked at Ye Tangcai's bright little face and was furious because of him, his eyes flashed with joy, he walked over with a smile, and made a bow to Ye Tangcai: "Big sister, I met you on the street yesterday. They didn't even come to say hello to me. So today I came to see you specially."

Da Wen's family saw that the student in front of him was gentle, elegant, but his smile was unsuitable, and seeing Ye Tangcai's face, he knew that the visitor was not kind, so he frowned and said, "Who are you?"

"Auntie, he is Xu Rui, the son of the outer room." Qiu Ju said with a dark face.

Da Wen's and Qiu's brothers' faces changed, and Da Wen's sneered: "So you are the oil bottle brought by that outer room."

Xu Rui's delicate face became more and more gloomy when he heard the words "tug oil bottle", but he smiled and looked at Ye Tangcai: "Big sister is so cruel, she actually cooperated with Mrs. Wen to cheat my father Go to prison. But if you are unfilial, you will be punished, no, your cousin will be sent to the Ministry of punishment immediately!"

"You did it?" Qiuju roared angrily.

Xu Rui raised his eyebrows, looked at Ye Tangcai, admiring her small face that was brighter because of her anger, this kind of beauty, no matter how much she looked at her, she couldn't get enough. Moreover, her beauty at this moment was inspired by him, which made him more excited and proud.

He proudly said: "You don't care about family affection, no matter how ruthless your methods are, you will just send my father and my mother to prison, at worst, you will be locked up for a few months. But right now, the Ministry of Punishment is easy to get in and hard to get out of." Yes. At a small scale, it’s negligence, and you don’t need to do business. At a serious level, it’s poisoning the nobles in the palace, which is a serious crime to steal your home! Ha ha.”

"What do you want?" Qiuju gasped for breath.

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" said the young man behind Xu Rui, who was Feng Chun who was beside Ye Chengde, "Of course the theft case was dismissed."

"Fart!" Da Wen sneered coldly, "Don't even think about it."

"Okay, since my aunt is so determined, let them be put in prison, and your Qiu family will kill you! However, I will give you three days to think about it." After finishing speaking, Xu Rui turned around and left.

Xu Rui felt indescribably comfortable, this is the feeling of being superior and holding other people's life and death in his hands. Therefore, he must climb up, become a nobleman, and become a high official!

Speaking of it, it is not worthwhile to use this sledgehammer for a mere theft case.

However, if this is not the case, how can he show his ability, especially in front of her, he should be a formidable person!

After Xu Rui left, Da Wen's and Qiu's brothers were still standing there in a daze.

"Mother, what should I do now?" Qiu Jue, the youngest, said worriedly.

"He really thinks he is the emperor... I have been in business for decades, and I haven't experienced any big storms. Even if the problem is found out, it will be a quality problem. It is not as serious as copying and beheading." Da Wen bit on the road.

But even if they are dissatisfied with the family copying, it will be an unprecedented hit to the family business!

"Auntie, I'm sorry." Ye Tangcai looked apologetic.

But Da Wen waved his hand: "It's not your fault, you don't need to apologize. Your mother is my little sister, and you should do anything for her."

Ye Tangcai said: "In three days, I will find a solution. If it doesn't work, I will withdraw the case." After speaking, he saluted and turned back to the room.

"Hey... Sister Tang!"

Da Wen's family followed her into the door, Ye Tangcai only came to the Chuihua Gate, and got into her pony carriage: "Auntie, I'll go back and find a way, you take good care of my mother."

After finishing speaking, Qing'er flicked the whip, and the carriage drove out.

"Sister Tang——" Da Wen looked at the carriage leaving, with a worried expression on her face, "What can her little girl do? Lang'er, go find Uncle Long and find out about the situation in the palace."

The Qiu family also has some contacts in the capital, but not many, after all, they are not merchants in the capital, but far away in Dingcheng.

Qiu Lang followed Da Wen's order and rode out with his two younger brothers.

...

Ye Tangcai sat on the carriage with a gloomy face, while Qiuju was so anxious that she burst into tears, and said bitterly: "It's hard to find a handle to deal with that lowly outer room, why... God really hates me."

Qiuju has already given up, no matter what she does, she can't just watch the Qiu family fall into it, after all, this is their business, and they can't get involved with others because of it.

"Girl, where are we going now?" Qiuju looked at Ye Tangcai worriedly.

"Go home." Ye Tangcai said calmly.

Qiuju let out a cry, didn't she say to find a way? Could it be that he just let go of his words without shame? Wait for another three days, then admit that you are a coward and withdraw the case?

Qiuju thought about it and sighed slightly.

The carriage entered the Chuihua Gate of Dingguobo Mansion.

Ye Tangcai jumped out of the carriage, and headed towards the west cross garden, Qiuju almost couldn't catch up behind: "Girl, wait for me!"

"Qiuju, you go to the kitchen and ask to cook a custard." Ye Tangcai said.

"This..." Qiuju was startled, and had no choice but to turn around and go to the kitchen.

Ye Tangcai returned to Xikuayuan and walked directly into Lanzhuju. Yu Han was watering the flowers, and when she saw Ye Tangcai, she smiled: "The third grandma is back."

"That's right!" Ye Tangcai ran to the window of the small study and lay there, but she didn't see Chu Yunpan: "Hey, where's the third master?" He didn't see Yu Yang, so he said, "Has the third master gone out?"

"No." Yu Han said, "I'm sleeping."

Ye Tangcai looked up at the sky, "It's almost noon now, and you're still sleeping? Didn't you say you have to prepare for the exam?"

Yu Han smiled lightly: "The third master has already prepared."

Ye Tangcai was even more speechless. Is there any preparation for scientific research? It's not that you need to bring a few clothes when you are going out.

Ye Tangcai also didn't care to study carefully, and went to the bedroom of the main house.

Chu Yun slumped on the bed with his face turned inward, his black hair spread out on the pillow, and when he approached, he could still smell the faint aroma of wine.

Ye Tangcai gently pushed him: "Third Master, Third Master."

When Chu Yunpan woke up, he felt a little dizzy, turned over, and opened his eyes sleepily, only to see the girl in front of him looking at him with charming eyebrows, and couldn't help reaching out to touch her face.

Ye Tangcai was suddenly touched by him, her face turned red when she was hot, and she pushed his hand away: "Well, what are you doing?"

Chu Yunpan was startled before waking up, it turned out to be true. Sitting up quickly: "Why are you here?" The voice was still sleepy and hoarse.

Ye Tangcai saw that he was wearing a white jacket, his hair was disheveled behind him, his face was gorgeous, but his eyes were slightly smoky, with the laziness and haziness of just waking up, and even a hint of coquettishness.

Ye Tangcai blushed, only then remembered that she ran to a man's bedroom to watch him sleep! Very embarrassed and embarrassed, he quickly lowered his head: "Why are you drinking?"

"Didn't you get the wine?" Chu Yunpan snorted softly, "You left it at my door in the middle of the night, didn't you tell me to drink it when I came back at night?"

"Uh..." Ye Tangcai was speechless, she really meant that...

"You came here just to see me hangover?" Chu Yunpan covered his forehead and smiled lightly, "It's indeed a good wine, and the hangover didn't even cause headaches, only a little dizziness."

"I came to you just because of the wine." Ye Tangcai's voice was a little cold, "My former son and my aunt sued Ye Chengde and the concubine, and he will be thrown into prison immediately. No, that Xu Rui I don’t know what tricks were used to cause problems with the wine sent to the palace by my cousin’s family, and now my cousin has been arrested by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.”

Chu Yunpan raised his eyebrows, and his whole body woke up: "Oh, is this Xu Rui so powerful?"

Ye Tangcai's face was cold, and he gritted his teeth: "Anyway, he did it."

"Your cousin is an imperial merchant! This time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of sending wine into the palace."

"Yes." Ye Tangcai nodded, "I want to ask Liang Wang to help me with this matter." But she didn't know how to contact him, let alone rush to Liang Wang's mansion. She still remembered that she had a mission.

"Let's see what's going on first." Chu Yunpan had already stood up, walked to the desk by the window, and picked up a pen, but the ink on one side of the inkstone had already dried up.

Ye Tangcai hurried over, picked up the ink, poured water, and rubbed the ink for him.

Seeing her attentive appearance, Chu Yunpan wanted to laugh, so he sat down at the table, glanced at her, and saw that she was grinding carefully, and after a while, the ink came out. He picked up the pen, dipped it in the ink, and wrote a letter. After folding it, I called Yuhan in and asked him to send it out.