Tranquility

Lin Qingyu gave Xie Baiyun a hard look, and Xie Baiyun shrank her head in embarrassment.

Xie Baiyun looked frivolous, but in fact he was tough in his bones. Normally, he would never be overwhelmed by other people's eyes, but Lin Qingyu was not someone else. Xie Baiyun had a bad feeling that maybe in the future he would always be inferior to Lin Qingyu.

"The Xu family's fraudulent craftsmanship has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it has its own subtleties. I'm sure that, except for a few professional tycoons, others will never see the flaws. To a certain extent, this marriage letter is true.

Besides, as long as those who make fakes know what kind of people their things can be deceived, and who they can't be deceived, they know in their hearts.Since Xu Yuan gave you the marriage certificate, he naturally knows that the marriage certificate cannot be hidden from me, so it can be seen that he did not intend to frame you.

It's just that I don't know why he helped you so much. Could it be that he and Zhang Dehuai also have a feud? "

"It's not that he has a feud with Zhang Dehuai, but he probably has a quarrel with Gao Pu." Xie Baiyun seized the opportunity to intervene.

Lin Qingyu turned to stare at him, his eyes were not as cold as before.Tangning also showed interest and looked at Xie Baiyun.

"Gao Pu and Xu Yuan are very close, and they treat Xu Yuan better than their own sons. Xu Yuan has been with Gao Pu for nearly 20 years. Because he has to help Gao Pu with government affairs, he often stays in Gaofu. Over time, Xu Yuan has a relationship in Gaofu. There is a fixed courtyard, which shows that Gao Pu has a lot of trust in him.

Gao Jun, Gao Pu's only son, was useless. Gao Run was unable to count on him when he was six years old, and he couldn't find a suitable teacher at that time. It happened that Xu Yuan became Gao Run's first teacher. After Xu Yuan grew up, Gao Pu I also thought about changing teachers, but Gao Run recognized Xu Yuan, and there were several quarrels, so Xu Yuan taught Gao Run until Gao Run was admitted to Juren.

It is said that the two have a deep relationship between mentor and apprentice, Gao Run was cultivated by Xu Yuan, and Xu Yuan has great expectations for him.But who would have thought that something like that happened to Gao Run, I don't believe that Xu Yuan didn't hate him, it's just that the Gao family is powerful and Gao Pu has the kindness to know him, so he can only bear it.

Now that he knows that we want to get rid of the high party's minions, even if it's just Zhang Dehuai, he will express his anger. "

Xie Baiyun wanted to touch the fan a few times while speaking, and remembered that today in order to impress Lin Qingyu, he didn't bring a fan, so he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and secretly vigilant.

The folding fan is his concealing tool. He was not good at concealing his expression when he was a child, so he had to use the folding fan to cover up. There was something wrong. Once the folding fan covered his face, others would not be able to see anything.After a long time, he has figured out many magical functions of folding fans, and he can't leave his hands every day. After more than ten years, he has already developed a dependence.

Unexpectedly, the folding fan is also a double-edged sword. If he hadn't brought the folding fan today, he would not have realized that he had to rely on the folding fan to stabilize his emotions. He thought it was Lin Qingyu's reason, but now that he thinks about it, he might not feel safe without the fan factors.

Xie Baiyun discovered a big flaw in himself and was in a state of horror. He had been careful all his life, but he didn't know that he had such a big flaw in himself. He managed to calm down and discussed the details with Tangning and the others patiently. One of his subordinates was the sufferer, so he got up and left.

Originally, Lin Qingyu was very displeased when he saw that his nephew had brought in this well-known dude in the capital. Later, when he saw that Xie Baiyun had told the story of Gao's inner house, his face became a little better. He didn't agree with Xu Yuan's teaching Gao Run. know.

But he still had some doubts about Xie Baiyun. Although Xie Baiyun concealed it very well, he still noticed that Xie Baiyun looked at Tangning with unusual eyes.Now that Xie Baiyun is leaving, he will naturally not stay longer.

Called Lin Zhong to send Xie Baiyun away, but when Lin Qingyu turned around, he found that Tangning's eyes were wandering, and something was wrong, so he asked, "Why, what's the problem?"

Tangning hesitated for a moment, but still looked at Lin Qingyu and said, "This marriage certificate is fake. If I do this, won't I be framing others? Zhang Dehuai deserves what he deserves, but I'm also not a righteous person."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyu secretly scolded Cheng Dingru as a crazy student, and turned his good nephew into a sour scholar.His own temperament is not suitable for the officialdom, but he taught Tangning to be such an upright personality. Just a small push, he felt that the method was not bright, so what should he do when he sees the deeper and darker intrigues in the officialdom in the future? Is good?

Just looking at the face that was [-]% similar to his own, Lin Qingyu still softened his heart unconsciously. This child has gone through ups and downs and suffered so many losses, but he can still be so pure, kind and generous, how can he not make people feel distressed.

Well, so what if he just protects him for the rest of his life?

The moonlight is like water, and the bamboo shadows outside the window are mottled.

Tang Tranquility sat quietly on the window sill, with her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hands, looking up at the dark sky outside the window. In the dark night.

The sky was deep and far away, and Tangning's heart seemed to be exiled far away.

Tangning liked the dark night and the sense of security surrounded by darkness. In the silence, no matter what he did or thought, he didn't have to worry about being discovered.

On nights like this, he can let his thoughts fly freely and experience a sense of spiritual freedom.

He thought that his mother in this world liked the epiphyllum that bloomed late at night, and whether she also had the same feeling.

He thought about what his parents in his previous life were doing now, and he really wanted to tell them about the starry sky he saw. They probably couldn't see it in such a flashy city.

He thought of his second brother who was struggling far in the south. He must have suffered a lot. When he was alone on the road, the letter did not say whether he had found a sister-in-law. The hardship is not terrible, but the loneliness of wandering alone in a foreign land is terrible.

He thought of his eldest brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He was the wisest of the three brothers, so he was content to be ordinary and live his life in peace.It's just that Tangning knew that the only thing that the eldest brother worried about was their two restless younger brothers.

He also thought of his father in this life, thinking of his father's hunched back, Tangning didn't want to think about it.

Finally, I went back to what Lin Qingyu said just now: If you want to seek justice openly, you must have the supreme right.

Tangning couldn't help laughing at herself, if he couldn't sue Zhang Dehuai in a fair manner, wouldn't he want to seek justice?

In fact, he was very clear about his choice, he would definitely sue Zhang Dehuai with a fake marriage certificate, so why worry about the means?

Thinking back when he encouraged his brothers to disgust his stepmother with the smell of fish, Tangning unconsciously turned her face away in the dark, as if she didn't want to recall her childish and ridiculous appearance back then.Fortunately, he was already in his early twenties at the time, but he was still like a child with low means. He hadn't suffered so much at that time, and he couldn't stand a little grievance from a stepmother.

Thinking about the current situation, Tangning felt that she had aged for decades, and felt a sense of melancholy.The husband taught him to be calm and fearless. Now that he has perjured himself, will he be so calm in the future?

However, this is a society ruled by men, not a society ruled by law. It is ridiculous to try to sanction others by legal means.Tangning clenched her fists as she thought of the mother and daughter who were sentenced lightly because Sister Cheng was an official slave.He wants to be a bright person, but there is always a lot of helplessness in the world. With more and more experiences, he has to change his principles and compromise step by step.

However, he didn't regret it, he just wanted to use perjury to frame the Zhang family, either he died or I died!

After Tangning made up her mind, she felt at ease.Jumping off the window sill, he took off his outer robe and was about to go to bed. As soon as he lay down, he heard rustling footsteps outside the bamboo garden, followed by the soft voice of the gatekeeper.

Suddenly, Tangning's heartbeat quickened, she sat up abruptly, put on her outer robe and ran down the stairs, all the maids in the bamboo garden got up one after another, and the eldest maid Zhixuan who was guarding downstairs quickly looked at Tangning.

"Master?"

"It's nothing, let's see what's going on outside." Tangning calmed down and said as she sat on a chair in the main hall.

Zhixuan opened the door, and saw Lin Zhong hurried in with a letter in his hand.

"Master, there is an urgent letter from your hometown."

Tangning's heart skipped a beat, she quickly stood up, grabbed the letter, and opened it to read.

Carpenter Tang died of illness!

Tangning was suddenly at a loss, as if she hadn't realized it yet, but at the same time she seemed to be in disbelief.

"What's going on!" he demanded sharply.

Lin Zhong looked behind him. The butler of Lu's house was dressed in sackcloth and stepped into the door panting, "This happened four days ago. Master Tang was working in the field, and suddenly he couldn't stop coughing up blood. He couldn't stop it." , and at night they will return to the west."

It was only then that Tangning felt a throbbing pain in his heart. His nose suddenly felt sore, tears fell down his face, and he choked up softly, "Why did this happen!"

The housekeeper looked at his expression and said cautiously: "The doctor said that Mr. Tang worked too much when he was young, and then he fell ill and emptied his body. After he recovered, he didn't take good care of him. When he went to spring plowing, he got up early and worked late at night, and he was so tired that he couldn't hold on."

Tang Ning said suddenly, "I have a hundred acres of land and so many tenants, why should he care about the two acres of wasteland? Our family is not short of that! Where's my elder brother?"

The butler was taken aback: "Master Tang himself wanted to go to the field. He said he had been working for so many years, and suddenly he was idle. He was not used to it, and no one could hold him back. I don't blame Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang usually looks very tough. Unexpectedly, it suddenly fell down."

Tang Ning glanced at the huanghuali furniture in the house, which was full of antiques and jade wares, and surrounded by timidly beautiful maids, her heart ached. He was here to summon servants, and his old father died of exhaustion in the field.

Carpenter Tang was not a good father, and he never considered Carpenter Tang to be his father. However, upon hearing the news of his death, Tangning was still very sad. It turned out that Carpenter Tang was still his father in his heart.

Thinking of the last time he met Carpenter Tang, he crossed out the name on the genealogy tree. The genealogy was nothing to him, it was just a moment of anger, and he knew in his heart that he was still the youngest son of Carpenter Tang.

But for Carpenter Tang, genealogy is a major event, it is the glory of his youngest son after being admitted as a scholar, and it marks that his Tang family has also inherited.

Tangning regretted it deeply. At that time, he should have thought more about Carpenter Tang. Now that he didn't even see Carpenter Tang for the last time, he still hurt him like that.

When Tang Ning arrived at Zhangjia Village, Carpenter Tang had been inactive for seven days, waiting for his youngest son to come back and take a look at him before burying him.

The family was coming and going, and there was a smell of cigarettes. Tangning got off her horse and went straight to the mourning hall.

Looking at Carpenter Tang lying in the coffin, Tang Ning burst into tears again. He hadn't seen him for a few years, but he didn't know that his father was so old. He was only 43 years old, but he looked like he was in his 70s. The deep furrow between the brows made Tangning unable to breathe.

Tangning held the coffin in her hands, tears poured down her cheeks, the guilt towards her father completely crushed him.

Their father and son shouldn't be like this. They should be loving and filial. Tang Ning thought that Carpenter Tang told him about his mother, took him shopping, and took him to apprentice. He obviously loved him.How did they get to this point? He was so angry that he hadn't seen him for two years.

Tangning's eyes were blurred with tears, and she couldn't see her surroundings clearly. She only heard an old woman next to her wailing in a hoarse voice, each sound more desolate. He blinked away the tears and stared at the old woman. The old woman was kneeling in front of the coffin with her head on the Landing on the ground, just like this, howling one after another, it's not the stepmother who is it!

In Beijing, after Tangning left overnight, Zhao Qian and Fu Jiayan, who were living in the Lin Mansion, got the news the next day. They sympathized with Tangning's loss of his father, but also regretted that he missed the imperial examination.

Lin Zhong was also very sorry, but seeing that Lin Qingyu was in a good mood, he asked puzzledly.

Lin Qingyu said: "This is not a bad thing. Zi'an's homework is good, but he still needs some time. It would be better to come back after three years."

Lin Zhong followed Lin Qingyu since he was a child. Tang Ning felt that Lin Qingyu, like Mr. Cheng, was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, but Lin Zhong knew that his master was really cold-hearted to others besides his own.

He knew what Lin Qingyu was thinking, and there was still unfinished meaning in what he said just now. His master had always been so cruel, but he never showed it in front of the young master.

Although Tangning was gone, there was still something to be done, and there was no time to miss this opportunity.

The sufferer that Xie Baiyun was looking for was a thin woman named Mo Shi, who was good at Vajra Masks. According to Mo Shi's words, what she trained was copper skin and iron bones. What do you want meat for?

Mo Jiu made her look a little easier, rubbed the bleeding blisters on the soles of her feet, took off a beggar's clothes and put them on dry cow dung to make them worse, her hair was dyed gray, her ears and eyes were pierced, her body was already scarred, and she was retouched grooming.

A loyal servant through the ages who has been tortured and experienced all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, begging all the way to find relatives for his young lady, but resolutely sued himself in court when he failed to find relatives, appeared in front of the Yamen of Kyoto Prefecture.

With trembling and skinny hands, he had to reach the drumsticks halfway through crawling, but he couldn't beat the drum with little strength, so he shouted grievances with the sound of the drums, and the people watching around couldn't bear to turn their heads.

The people sued the officials for [-] years, and the servants sued the officials, which was even more amazing. After rolling the nail boards and receiving forty killing blows, this strong old woman survived. What a strong willpower! , how much grievance can make her persist until this step.

Everyone looked at the old woman's miserable appearance again, and they had already stood by her side before hearing the grievance...

Besides, on Tangning's side, he and his eldest brother were busy burying their father. The ancients valued trivial matters more than red ones. Even if Tang Ning didn't understand the customs of the country, she was too busy.There are still the first seven, seven seven still have to do things, and there is no idle moment.

When Tang carpenter Sanqi, Tang Ning and Tang Mu's family were burning paper houses on the grave, a group of menacing officers and soldiers suddenly came from Zhangjia Village, brushed past Tang Ning's field, and went straight to Zhang's big brick house.

Tangning frowned, could it be that something happened to the Zhang family?But stopping a wife and remarrying is at best dismissal from office, so it won't go to the point of ransacking one's home, right?

Suddenly, Tangning turned her head and searched around. Sure enough, her stepmother did not come over.

These days, her stepmother and Tang Ning lived under the same roof. She didn't know if she was guilty. She always felt that Tang Ning was staring at her intentionally or unintentionally, so she often hid with Niu Niu, and Niu Niu only appeared on the day of Carpenter Tang's funeral.

He got up and chased in the direction of the officers and soldiers.

The Zhang family is in a mess, and the master and servants are in a mess.

Niu Niu's house is located in a remote place, who cares about her at this time.She was eating melon seeds and chatting with Aunt Tang, listening to her mother crying about her life and being a widow, and hearing a commotion outside.

"Mom, let me see what's going on outside? Just wait."

Niuniu went out for a while, and soon came back with a pale complexion. She entered the door without saying a word, and started to pack her things.

"Niuniu, what's going on outside?"

"It's not good, a lot of officers and soldiers have come outside, saying that they want to search the house or something, and they are surrounding the yard."

Niuniu speaks fast, and her hands are even faster. She doesn't have many things, and she is going out with a burden in the blink of an eye.

Aunt Tang also panicked and grabbed her, "Where are you going?"

"Run for your life, if you don't hurry up, you won't be able to run away when the officers and soldiers surround the yard!" Niu Niu flicked her sleeves and was about to leave.

Aunt Tang held on firmly, "Then what should I do? Don't leave Mother behind."

"Mother, you are not from the Zhang family. The officers and soldiers will not arrest you. I am from the Zhang family. It would be bad if I was caught. I don't want to die. Mother, please don't hurt your daughter." Niuniu couldn't get rid of her. I had to comfort him.

"The officers and soldiers don't care if I'm from the Zhang family." Aunt Tang didn't let go.

The noise outside was getting louder and louder, Niu Niu was very anxious, her mother was like this now, her legs were limping, and she couldn't even straighten her waist, taking her would be courting death.

"I'm your mother, but you are the only child..." Before Aunt Tang could finish her sentence, she saw Niuniu cut off her sleeves quickly and flew out the door.

It happened that her room was close to the wall of the backyard. It must be said that the power of a person in a critical moment is infinite. She ran up a few steps, kicked off the edge of the flower bed and jumped over the courtyard wall in embarrassment and disappeared.

Aunt Tang looked blankly at the rag in her hand, then sat down on the ground, tears streaming down her face...