Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and sold apricot blossoms in the deep alleys of the Ming Dynasty.

There is a courtyard in King Ning's mansion that has built a three-storey show building, surrounded by apricot trees, and this show building is called the Xinghua Building. It is already early autumn, and naturally there are no apricot blossoms, and even the leaves of the apricot trees are beginning to wither and yellow, adding a bit of depression.

At this time, on the first floor of the Xinghua Building, which was arranged as a Buddhist hall, sandalwood was curling, and a plainly dressed woman knelt on the futon in front of the Buddha statue, holding a string of Buddhist beads, and reverently recited the "Jizo Bodhisattva Honwish Sutra", which is a Buddhist sutra used to transcend the soul.

This woman is Lou Suzhen, the concubine of Zhu Chenhao, King of Ning, the daughter of Lou Liang, a great Confucian in Shangrao County, who was a well-known talented woman and beauty before marrying King Ning. Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao is also very fond of his original wife, because Lou Suzhen likes apricot blossoms, King Ning let people build this show building in the palace, planted apricot blossoms all around, and named it Xinghua Building.

It's just that since the year before last, Concubine Lou moved out of the Xinghua Building, and converted the first floor into a Buddhist hall, and she must recite the scriptures in the Buddhist hall every night before returning to bed.

At this moment, the maidservant Fluttershy is standing quietly behind Concubine Lou, as a personal ring waiting for Concubine Lou, she naturally knows why the princess wants to rebuild the Xinghualou into a Buddhist hall, and also goes to the Buddhist hall every day to recite scriptures, it is really that the prince has done too many murders over the years, the princess is atoning for the prince's sins, and surpassing those unjust dead souls!

Take the year before last as an example, Yan Shun, the eunuch in the palace, secretly went to the capital to expose the prince's private engraving of the official seal, but the complaint was not completed, but was assigned to the filial piety guard by the powerful people who colluded with the prince. Because of this incident, the prince killed 60 members of Zhou Yi's family of flattery (a kind of eunuch official position in the prince's palace), and also wantonly slaughtered the cane Cha Wu, etc., a total of more than 300 people. For a while, everyone in King Ning's mansion was in danger, and in the end, it was the princess who pleaded again and again, so the prince did not continue to investigate Xulian, otherwise there would be more deaths.

At this time, Concubine Lou finally finished reading the scriptures and put down the string of Buddhist beads, and the maidservant Fluttershy hurriedly stepped forward to help the princess, and then easily picked up the tray containing the Buddhist beads and placed it on the offering table in front of the Buddha statue, and then helped Concubine Lou out of the show.

Fluttershy helped Concubine Lou to her bedroom and said, "Princess, seeing that it's autumn, the slave maid went to the prison to deliver food to Lord Song, and found that it was strangely cold inside, and Lord Song is still covering the quilt!" ”

"Oh, then you can get someone to bring a quilt for Lord Song later!"

Concubine Lou sighed secretly, she was naturally clear about her husband's ambitions, but as a woman, what could she do, except for euphemistic advice, that is, to build a Buddhist hall and chant scriptures every day, in order to alleviate her husband's sins in this way, and pray for the safety of the whole house.

Song Yifang, the prefect of Nanchang, refused to attach himself to King Ning, and he was the direct administrator of Nanchang Mansion, which naturally caused a lot of constraints to King Ning's Mansion.

It is said that Song Yifang was imprisoned in King Ning's Mansion before Sun Sui took office, and it has been more than a year now, Concubine Lou took care of Song Governor's Mansion out of sympathy and guilt, and sent her maidservants to bring him food for three meals a day.

Fluttershy took the opportunity to say, "Oh yes, when the slave went to the prison tonight to deliver food, she found that a scholar from Shangrao County had come in Xinguan to take the exam, and I heard that he had offended His Royal Highness, so he was sent by His Royal Highness to arrest him!" ”

Concubine Lou's eyebrows suddenly frowned: "Tomorrow is going to be the hospital test, isn't that going to ruin the future of others, Zong'er is getting more and more disagreeable, you go and let the guards release people...... Wait, a scholar from Shangrao County? What's his name? ”

Xu Jin ...... Ah, is it him! Fluttershy subconsciously covers her mouth.

A few months ago, Xu Jin's song "Cai Qiao Tu" spread loudly, because of this incident, the prince was still furious, suspecting that there were spies in the palace, and sent people to investigate, and many people really suffered, Xiao Fluttershy, as Concubine Lou's personal ring, is naturally one of the objects of suspicion, if it is not for Concubine Lou's protection, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the pain of flesh and skin.

Concubine Lou's face was slightly gloomy, the poem "Picking Wood" was written by her to euphemistically advise her husband, and she didn't believe that a little scholar who was far away in Shangrao actually wrote a poem exactly like herself.

"Go and bring the scholar to me...... Forget it, I'll go on my own. ”

Concubine Lou was obviously worried that her maid would not be able to point to the guards, so she decided to go on a trip herself to find out what was going on with the poem.

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The backyard of the governor's yamen was where Sun Sui lived and ate. It is said that Sun Sui heard about King Ning's evil deeds when he first arrived in Jiangxi last year, and he seemed to have objections, so he sent his family back to his hometown and only brought two servants to Nanchang to take office.

Therefore, the huge governor's yamen seemed extremely deserted, except for a few servants who were summoned, that is, the fifty personal soldiers who were responsible for Sun Sui's safety.

Originally, only generals with military positions could be equipped with personal soldiers, and civilian officials did not have this kind of treatment, but Sun Sui transferred troops to suppress bandits some time ago, and also added the title of commander to suppress bandits, which is equivalent to the generalissimo of suppressing bandits in Jiangxi.

At this time, Sun Sui was in the study to receive the visiting deputy envoy Xu Kui. It is said that during this period of time, the thieves in Poyang Lake made a lot of trouble, and Sun Sui inspected Jiangfang a few days ago, and only returned to Nanchang City this afternoon.

Xu Kui is outspoken and outspoken, and he is one of the few officials in Jiangxi who is not attached to Ning Wangfu, so Sun Sui is extremely important to Xu Kui, but whenever there is something important, he will come to discuss him.

At this moment, in the study, Sun Sui and Xu Kui were standing next to the bookcase looking at the topographic map of the Poyang Lake area, discussing the countermeasures to round up the big thief Ling Shiyi in Poyang Lake.

At this time, an old servant came to the door of the book and reported: "Master, the two sons of Feige's hometown said that they have urgent matters to see!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Sui put down the pen in his hand and said: "Ru Deng, you have to preside over the college examination tomorrow, so let's stop here today, and go back to rest." ”

Xu Kui nodded, it's not too early now, it is estimated that there will be a curfew in half an hour, and at this time, the Fei family brothers also came to Governor Sun, and it is estimated that they are in big trouble.

In the living room, Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong waited anxiously. It is said that when he was in Shangrao County, the prince of Ning Wang was going to kill Xu Jin, and before being expelled, he also threatened to retaliate, warning Xu Jin that it was best not to go to Nanchang to catch the exam, at this time Xu Jin was arrested in King Ning's mansion, I am afraid that his life will not be guaranteed!

"Meet Lord Sun, Lord Xu!" Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong saw Sun Sui and Xu Kui who came out from behind the screen, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Sun Sui asked suspiciously: "The people are dedicated to the people, it's so late, you don't rest to prepare for tomorrow's hospital exam, what's the matter with coming to find the old man?" ”

Fei Maozhong hurriedly said: "Lord Sun, Xu Ziqian was arrested by Prince Ning and entered the palace, I am afraid that I will worry about my life if I am late, and the people are begging your lord to hurry up and save him." ”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Sui's face couldn't help but change greatly, and Xu Kui blurted out and scolded: "How can this be true, King Ning Shizi dares to be lawless." ”

Sun Sui's face was cold, Ning Wangfu had long been lawless in Jiangxi, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the two virtuous nephews, the old man will go to Ning Wangfu to ask for someone." ”

"Xiaguan and Master Sun will go together!" Xu Kui said indignantly, although he had a lot of complaints about Xu Jin's radical thoughts, he still greatly admired Xu Jin's talent. What's more, Xu Kui is upright and can't rub sand in his eyes, and Xu Jin happens to be a candidate who came to catch the college exam, as the great master who presided over the college exam, he naturally has to take care of this matter.

The Fei brothers were overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your help, Ziqian is saved!" ”

The Fei brothers are a little blindly optimistic, in Shangrao County, Sun Sui can use violence to oppress the prince of Ning Wang to bow his head, but in Nanchang this trick obviously does not work, not to mention that there are many guards in Ning Wangfu, even if there are no guards in Ning Wangfu, Sun Sui will not be able to break into a prince's mansion to save people, otherwise he would have rescued Song Yifang, the prefect of Nanchang who was imprisoned.

Unless the current emperor orders it, no official dares to forcibly break into and search the palace of a prince, let alone a vassal king like King Ning, who holds military power?

Therefore, Sun Sui didn't dare to say anything, he just said that he came to the door to ask for people, not to save people, to put it bluntly, it was a mouth cannon, as for whether people were willing to release people, it depended on whether your mouth cannon was powerful enough.