Yesterday’s violent storm rained like a heavenly flood for a night, and it only gradually stopped at the cusp of the hour.
In the early morning, although it was still gloomy outside, the rain had stopped.
As usual, Zhu Pingan woke up early, washed himself and pushed open the door of his room with a cloth bag across his shoulder. In the courtyard, there were a lot of fallen leaves and flower petals, all of which were knocked down and blown down by last night’s violent storm.
Marquis Linhuai’s drainage system is very perfect, last night so big rainstorm, the courtyard did not store much water, only the courtyard wall around the wall under the root of the stone groove nullahs have bubbling water, confirming last night’s rainstorm. The nullah of the water in the encounter steps, from the steps left under the ditch through the eye, gurgling into the nullah outside the courtyard door of listening to rain Xuan, part of the pool into the marquis house, part of the drainage system into the capital city, into the moat.
After the rainstorm, the air was filled with an earthy flavour, smelling like a return to the lower river village. Inexplicably a wave of homesickness enveloped the heart, I do not know if it rained in the village of the lower river, parents at home how, and a certain goblin, did not pose in the home Miss temper it ……Oh, almost forgot, they think too much, she in front of the parents most will pretend good daughter-in-law ……
In the courtyard outside the east wall of the bamboo forest came a clear magpie chirping, chirping chirping ……It was like celebrating a rebirth after a robbery, permeated with a sense of joy.
“Good morning, Auntie.”
Hearing the sound of Zhu Pingan getting up and opening the door, the two maids in the ear room also tightened their sleepy eyes and gathered their clothes and got up, going out to greet Zhu Pingan.
They are on Zhu Pingan get up so early has not strange, so many days, uncle are late to bed early to get up, not a day there has been an exception, yesterday fell so heavy rainstorm, before going to bed they lie in front of the window also saw uncle study lights on most of the night it, before going to bed in mind guessing, under the rainstorm uncle still as usual sleep so late, that tomorrow uncle should also get up early it.
“Morning.”Zhu Pingan returned with a slight nod.
“Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp, joyful events have arrived at home.”A little girl pricked up her ears, then squinted her eyes and laughed, “Hearing magpies early in the morning, Auntie must have a happy event coming home today.”
“Hehe, thanks to your good fortune.”Zhu Pingan smiled faintly and casually replied back. Magpies were a symbol of good fortune and luck, the ancients liked this, one naturally did not believe in it, but hearing the pleasant cries of magpies early in the morning was still a good mood.
According to legend, at the end of the Zhenguan period, there was a man named Jing Yi in the south, who lived by the Empty Green Mountain, and there was a nest of magpies outside the courtyard of his house. Jing Yi was kind-hearted, and every time he ate, he would scatter some rice and flour under the tree and leave it for the magpies. One day, his neighbour lost several pairs of silk cloth and falsely accused Jing Yi of stealing them, causing him to be sent to jail for several months. One morning, Jing Yi was in his cell when he heard a magpie chirping, and when he looked up, he saw the magpies that he often fed outside chirping happily, just as if they were delivering good news. The next day, the official called Jing Yi to the lobby, saying that this official met a dickey Chinchilla in Xuan Yi on the road, and the Chinchilla informed him that the Emperor had granted a general amnesty to the whole world. Three days later, sure enough, the imperial decree of amnesty came through, and so Jing Yi was pardoned and returned home. When he returned home, Jing Yi realised that it was the magpie in disguise who had falsely passed on the imperial decree to help him out of trouble. The basilisk is the colour of the magpie’s overall feathers. This was the origin of the magpie’s annunciation.
“There’s no need to keep me for dinner today, I’m going out to visit friends.”Zhu Pingan went out as usual and gave the two little girls a word of advice on his way out.
Just as Zhu Pingan was about to step out of the door, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps from outside, and then a maid’s voice came over.
“Auntie, auntie ……Something big is wrong, something big is wrong.”
The little maid ran in in a hurry and almost collided with Zhu Pingan who was about to go out, if not for Zhu Pingan’s quick eyes and feet, staggering and flashing a step, he was going to collide.
“What’s wrong sister Qiu Yue.”Listening to the Rain Garden’s little girl sniffed, jogged two steps over and asked nervously.
“Just now the mansion came an official, said there is something to find auntie, because auntie is in the inner mansion, auntie yesterday received the long followers went over first. The official passed on the message and left in a hurry, and then the aunt’s long followers were in a hurry to come to find the aunt. The inner house is not allowed to enter, so they asked me to pass a message to Master Auntie.”The little maid called Autumn Moon said anxiously.
“Passing a letter, why are you shouting that something big is wrong, if the stewardess mother knows about it, you won’t be able to avoid having a hangover.”Listening to the rain Xuan’s little girl heard a sigh of relief, is to pass a letter ah, why so much fuss, also thought how it, harmful to people’s hearts are hanging to the eye of the throat.
“Not ……”Autumn moon little maid anxious shook her head again and again, there is a layer of fine sweat on her forehead.
“There’s no rush, you say it slowly.”Zhu Pingan softly comforted, in his heart, he vaguely guessed something. When the official messenger came to pass the letter, there were about two situations, one was the matter of the Ministry of Justice’s plea and other things that resulted from that zhangzhi, and the other was the matter of the soldiers under Zhao Dajing’s command attacking himself yesterday and being sent to the Shun Tian Fu Yamen. And if it was the Ministry of Justice Chenxin, it wouldn’t be in such a hurry, so it was probably something that happened on the side of the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.
“Auntie, just now your long follower sent a letter saying that the few prisoners that were sent to Shun Tian Fu yesterday, inexplicably all died this morning, as soon as the official’s side got the news, they came over to send a letter.”
Sure enough, what the little autumn moon maid said confirmed Zhu Pingan’s suspicions.
“Ah ……Dead people!”
Upon hearing this, the two little maids in the Hearing Rain Cuisine let out a cry of fright, reaching out their little hands to cover their little mouths, their little faces white with fear.
It must be Zhao Da Ying’s doing.
Without even having to think about it, this matter must have something to do with Zhao Da Ying, after hearing this, Zhu Pingan clenched his fists.
Eight lives! They were silenced just like that! Zhao Da Ying is really ruthless and worse than a beast, in order to silence him to prevent future problems, even his own people can be so ruthless.
I was also careless, thinking that Zhao Da Ying could not do anything by locking him up in the prison of the government office.
I didn’t think that Zhao Dajing’s hand could be extended so long that it reached the Shun Tian Province prison across the Zhou Zhifu! Zhou Zhifu himself is still trustworthy, it is estimated that Zhao Dae-eung is colluding with the officials below the government office, or buy the jailer, people are still in the Shun Tianfu jail, they will be directly silenced, too unscrupulous! The law of the land!
This kind of pest, one day not removed, society is more dangerous.
I think Zhao Dajing silenced these eight people, will certainly take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, then the Ministry of Justice about to advance the case.
Just as well, I can’t wait.
Zhu Pingan let out a breath and turned his gaze in the direction of the Ministry of Justice like a sharp sword.
