Chapter 182: The Inside Story (I)
(Thanks to An Tantan and the Ten Lovers for their rewards.) )
The voices of people outside are gradually rising, ordinary people have been getting up early in order to beg for a living, last night's troubles have been left behind, the livelihood of the family has occupied all their energy, they have neither the time nor the courage to care about these idle things, only occasionally meet to make a move, about how many people died last night, and whispered their opinions on the matter of the middle of the night, then shook their heads and sighed and went to their own work.
Su Jin also got up early, and after washing, he didn't even eat breakfast and rushed to Dongcheng and Fenglou with the note of Zhu Lezi, which was like a piece of red-hot coal, which made him feel restless.
Familiar with the car opened the back door and entered Yan Biyun's residence, just happened to meet Xiao Xian'er who was carrying a copper basin and splashing water outside, seeing Su Jin haunting inside and outside the young lady's boudoir early in the morning, Xiao Xian'er's face suddenly grew long, and changed color and said: "Master Su, you are too casual, my young lady has not gotten up early in the morning, you came to disturb me, how can my young lady still walk in front of people?" ”
Su Jin was thinking, how could he have time to talk to her, and broke in silently, Xiao Xian'er opened her arms and stopped him horizontally: "What are you doing, in broad daylight, forcible breaking?" ”
Su Jin got angry, pushed her aside and said, "I have something important to see your young lady, apologize for being rude, don't delay my time." ”
Xiao Xian'er said in a high voice: "Oh, it's still so horizontal, do you think you are the master here?" ”
Su Jin walked in without looking back, ignoring her, Xiao Xian'er followed him unrelentingly, her mouth kept talking, and she had no respect for Su Jin in her words.
"Xian'er, do you still understand the rules? What kind of noisy is such a noisy shouting? Yan Biyun appeared at the door of the room and reprimanded with a cold face.
"Miss, he ...... "Xiao Xian'er is wronged to death, it's not for your reputation, otherwise I would be guilty of this?"
"Why don't you understand the rules so much, since Master Su came early in the morning, there must be something urgent to find me, when will it be your turn to talk? It's all because I indulge you on weekdays, but now I'm meddling too much, if this is the case again, you will go back to Bianliang, so that you don't have anything to look at here. "Yan Biyun is really on fire.
Xiao Xian'er was dumbfounded, Miss was completely confused by Su Gongzi, and Su Jin came to Tianma Liang, wouldn't it be like this to knock on Miss's window in the middle of the night, and if it goes on like this, Miss's reputation will be completely ruined.
Xiao Xian'er was bitter in her heart, and she didn't dare to reply, tears fell down, Su Jin saw this, and hurriedly said: "It's me who is not good, Xiao Xian'er is right, this matter is too urgent, I came to discuss with your young lady, I must pay attention in the future, Xian'er's sister don't cry, I will buy you crab roe buns later to make amends." ”
Xiao Xian'er sobbed and said: "The little maid didn't mean to disturb Su Gongzi and Miss, but yesterday I was helping in front, and I have heard someone start to gossip, isn't the little maid doing this for Miss and Su Gongzi?" In case those people's mouths are not clean and the young lady is unbearable, how can it be good? ”
Su Jin and Yan Biyun changed color at the same time, I didn't expect there to be a rumor so soon, Yan Biyun came to Ying Tianfu to know not many people, and some people had already spread remarks around this matter, obviously someone was staring at the two of them.
Su Jin couldn't help but sweat, and stepped forward and said: "It's me who was careless, the girl is right, but today this fact is urgent, and I can't help but come early in the morning, just leave, the academy still has to go to school, I still have a lot of articles to do, I can't help it, Miss Xian'er will take care of it." ”
Xiao Xian'er wiped away her tears and turned around and walked out, and said: "The little maid went out to give you the wind, and the little maid didn't ask the reason, you talk." ”
Su Jin and Yan Biyun glanced at each other, Yan Biyun smiled and said: "I can't compensate you on behalf of Xian'er, she has this temper, like a child, but she is honestly good for the slave family." ”
Su Jin said: "I know, I was abrupt, I came too often, I will have to come less in the future, since some people are talking, I can't help but be careful." ”
Yan Biyun blushed and whispered: "I've wronged Langjun, I don't know when I'm going to be a head like this." ”
Su Jin smiled and said: "If the love between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight, and the days in the future will be long, don't I have a one-year appointment with Lord Yan?" A year will soon pass, and as long as you are free again, we will be able to communicate in the open. ”
Yan Biyun let out an inaudible sigh, led Su Jin into the boudoir, and the two sat down, and Su Jin told Yan Biyun everything that happened last night; Yan Biyun's small hands clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, and she was shocked when she heard it; Hearing the thrilling place from time to time, there was an exclamation from time to time, and with Su Jin's narration, Yan Biyun also seemed to be immersive, as if he had experienced the danger of last night with Su Jin, and when Su Jin finished speaking, fine beads of sweat oozed from Yan Biyun's snow-white forehead.
"Sister Yan, I now regret forcing that Zhu Lezi to write this note, I was still very proud of this at the time, and after thinking about it, I really took another step into the quagmire, if that group of people learned that I had Zhu Lezi's autographed confession in hand, I'm afraid there would be no peace." Su Jin frowned.
Yan Biyun thought carefully for a while and said: "After you came yesterday, I asked someone to inquire about the details of that group, the news is very worrying, even if you don't come today, I will go to your place to inform you, hey, you, you're in big trouble again." ”
Su Jin said in surprise: "Could it be that the backstage of that group is very hard?" ”
Yan Biyun said: "It's not just a very hard word that can be described, the general backstage of those ruffians goes straight to the blue sky, except for one person in the world, I'm afraid no one can suppress him." ”
Su Jin changed color and said: "It's so powerful, is this news reliable?" ”
Yan Biyun said: "The person who sent the news to the slave family is an official from the fifth grade of Ying Tianfu, who was favored by his uncle back then, and later served in Ying Tianfu, and his name is inconvenient to disclose, because this matter is not small, and that person told me not to tell anyone who has nothing to do; Originally, the slave family did not know, this time my uncle came to the academy to give a lecture, my family has an industry in Yingtianfu, and my uncle introduced this person to the slave family, in order to be more taken care of in Yingtianfu's business, this person should not be untrustworthy when he speaks. ”
Su Jin was anxious in his heart, and said, "What kind of official is the person in the background, a first-class official?" ”
Yan Biyun said: "It's okay to be a first-class master, this person is the nephew of the current saint, and you also know it, it is His Royal Highness King Nateng." ”
Su Jin almost didn't fall headlong, but he didn't expect it to be Teng King Zhao Zongdan supporting him in the back, no wonder these people are full of swords and dare to openly retaliate and kill, as for why the Ying Tianfu Yamen did not interfere, the matter is obvious, then Tang Jie and this Zhao Wang Ye are in collusion, a raccoon dog, which can be proved from the chance encounter in the small restaurant outside the academy that day.
"There are land snakes entrenched in the southeast and northwest cities of Tianfu, competing with each other openly and secretly, competing for territory and collecting the so-called plate fees of the people, in fact, it is to oppress and exploit the people without work, and the land snakes in these four places have nothing to do with King Teng on the surface, in fact, their general leader is a staff member surnamed Qin in the palace, and it is conceivable that King Teng plays the role of a backer behind the scenes." Yan Biyun spoke eloquently.
Su Jin asked: "I don't understand, Zhao Zongdangui is the king of Teng, how did he get involved with these ruffians and hooligans, isn't this self-surrendering?" What's in it for him? ”
Yan Biyun poked Su Jin's forehead and said, "You are sometimes confused, do you say that this plate fee is a small amount?" Sicheng collects nearly 100,000 yuan per month for plates, and 1.2 million yuan a year, which is a big piece of fat. ”
Su Jin stuck out his tongue and couldn't retract it for a long time, one million and two hundred thousand a year, what a lot of money this is, no wonder as a prince, he also wants to get involved in this underworld interest.
"My uncle once said that last year, my Great Song Dynasty raised only 38 million yuan in taxes across the country, and a small Yingtianfu can benefit from just exploiting the people, so it is difficult to make people not moved."
Su Jin bit his lip and said: "It is conceivable that in addition to the retention below, the yamen must also have benefits, so the interests are evenly distributed, and they all don't care about the lives of the people." ”
Yan Biyun said: "What's more, this 1.2 million yuan is handed over to the staff of the palace surnamed Qin, in fact, the monthly share of the four cities is 100,000, no matter how much plate fees are collected below, whether it is more or less, it will be handed over to the fixed amount, this is a sum of money to protect the income from drought and flood." ”
Su Jin stood up and said: "However, the following is naturally extremely vicious and not afraid of killing people and setting fires, and the plate fee will be more and more, because if you charge more, you can save more, and the people below can also make a little more, no wonder Lao Jiang's palm-sized small dim sum shop needs to pay a consistent amount a month, this group of devils who eat people and don't spit scum." ”
Yan Biyun sighed and said: "It's useless for you to be angry about this matter, I'm afraid that no one will shake the status quo in Ying Tianfu, but you have been upset once, and you almost got killed, such a big benefit is here, how can you easily shake it." ”
Su Jin said angrily: "Isn't there anyone in the court who notices? Didn't the emperor turn a blind eye to this? ”
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "Silly Langjun, everything is about evidence, Ying Tianfu has been run by King Teng like an iron bucket, where to find evidence?" Besides, even if the emperor learns, can he still take the initiative to find out without evidence? It's about the face of the royal family. ”
Su Jin was silent, angry in his heart, but he felt powerless.