In the narrow and cramped hut, the daughter of the prefect dressed in men's clothes was lying on the collapse weakly, her face was pale and thin, her expression was miserable, and the corners of her mouth showed a few wry smiles.

Xu Hao raised his hand and patted his forehead, secretly scolding himself for being confused, he forgot to bring a woman over, he should have brought Cuihe.

He didn't want to have anything to do with the young lady, even if it was a beautiful beauty, he waved his hand to let Li Dong go in to explain, and said to the proprietress: "Please help her get into the sedan chair, and the store will double the price." ”

I don't want the store to look stupid, scratching my ears and cheeks, I was surprised, and secretly said that since this is not a real cousin, I'm afraid it didn't hook the merry boy to come here to join the wild, right?

Even if it is not, it must be the young lady of the old man's family who eloped with someone, and if she does not report it, she will undoubtedly be implicated in the incident in the future. Besides, report it to her family and know that you can get a lot of rewards for doing a good deed.

In an instant, the shopkeeper changed his mind, coughed and smiled at Xu Hao and asked, "It's getting late, does Childe want to stay in the hotel?" Vacant house next door. ”

Xu Hao said casually: "It's okay, the city gate will be kept for me when I come." ”

The shopkeeper said that this is such a big breath, and even Shangshu can't enter the city overnight without a will, but this son has a lot of luxurious clothes and entourage, and he knows at a glance that he is not an idle person. At the moment, he was courteous with a smiling face, and he greeted and drank water and sent tea.

The young lady was sick for a while and couldn't get out, so Xu Hao asked the big guy to sit down and rest, and the shopkeeper hurriedly entered the inner room and called out his daughter to discuss.

His daughter's name is Lizhier, she is 18 years old, she was born in the countryside and is handsome, and she has been smart and shrewd since she was a child.

Lychee asked, "What's the matter with Daddy's call for his daughter?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Daughter, the deal is here." ”

Lychee said: "What the hell is going on, Dad, you can make it clear." ”

The shopkeeper told him his plan, and Lychee said shyly: "How can this be done?" ”

The shopkeeper glared and said, "If my eyesight is good, I don't need you, good!" Your mother is too useless. ”

Lychee said cautiously: "It's obviously your blind imagination." It's too unbearable to think of people. ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "What does the girl's family know?" I am the one who has come, and I have walked more bridges than you have walked. If it weren't for the fact that as I expected, I would have pulled out my eyeballs and played with you as marbles. ”

Lychee thought about it suspiciously, walked out into the guest room, and Shaoqing came out and said, "The girl is not lightly ill, it is better to rest for the night, and it is not too late to leave tomorrow." ”

Xu Hao frowned and thought about it, it's really not early now, once he returns to the city overnight and tosses people out of a good way, wouldn't he do something bad with good intentions? He said, "It's fine." It was quiet here. Go to the inn and rest, and go back early tomorrow morning. ”

At the third watch of the night, the night was quiet and the wind was light, the waning moon outside the window was miserable, the bamboo shadow on the window was sparse, and the yard was quiet.

Lychee came out of the room and stood outside and listened quietly for a while, but when she heard the slight fluctuation of snoring in the guest room, she tiptoed to the front of the young lady's room.

Previously, she had left the trap behind. With a gentle flick of a thin stick, the buckle on the door immediately fell off. Pushing open a crack in the door, Lychee looked into the house, and almost screamed in the moonlight. Sure enough, as his father expected, a man and a woman lay on the same bed, covered only with a thin quilt.

The four legs are stacked on top of each other, each revealing a small half. Lychee found out about the adultery with her own eyes, and kicked it out in annoyance.

Bang! The wooden door was kicked open, and Lychee walked in and scolded: "You dare to ignore the shame in my store." Doing this ugly thing of stealing chickens and dogs? ”

The two of them on the couch were awakened by the sound and sat up, the young lady rubbed her eyes, and recognized it as the shopkeeper's daughter in a daze, got up and asked, "My sister came in the middle of the night, what happened?" ”

Lychee didn't dare to look at the man on the couch, stared at the woman, and scolded: "I still treat you as a serious girl." Bah! Stealing chickens, touching dogs, and lifting pants to be good people again? Look at the good things you have done. ”

The young lady looked surprised and said, "Why did the shopkeeper say this?" Please sit down and have something to say. ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled Lychee's arm with one hand, trying to pull her to the couch and sit down. Lizhi was immediately ashamed and angry, thinking that she was going to be dragged into the water, and she was slept with her to be a gang, and then used this to cover up her adultery, she broke free of her arm in anger and shouted: "Hugh must be shameless, you be honest, invite your adultery from the truth, if you dare to cheat, I will call someone to come and tie you up and send you to the county government to ask for guilt." ”

Since the young lady learned the whereabouts of her sweetheart, her heart disease has not improved, and her whole person has more energy, so she was surprised for a moment and burst out laughing.

"Sister, you are a hero, but unfortunately you recognized the wrong person, how did you catch the two daughters' family and rape them?"

lit the lamp and candle, and Lychee saw that the man was looking at her with a smile, and when she was suspicious, she was pushed on the couch by the young lady behind her.

The young lady said: "Don't be afraid, let's see if my father-in-law is real or fake." ”

Without waiting for Lychee to be angry, he saw that the man removed the crown scarf, revealing a head full of clouds and temples and green hairpins, and a gorgeous girl.

Lychee exclaimed, "Ah! You're even better looking than the eldest sister who lives in the hotel. ”

This is Xu Hao's henchman Li Su'e in Jinyiwei, who was temporarily summoned to protect the young lady, but the store and others didn't know about it.

Li Su'e said with a smile: "I'm afraid that you will be lonely at night, and you want to find my son-in-law as a companion, right?" I accidentally bumped into our room. Hee-hee, my son-in-law is next door, you just go in. ”

Lychee blushed suddenly, complaining in her heart that her father was greedy for money, but now she was embarrassed, and she replied to the question: "How can my sister dress up like this?" ”

Li Su'e liked her delicate and wild nature, and had the heart to absorb and join Jinyiwei, and said with a smile: "I was ordered to come to protect, women's clothes are inconvenient, so I wear men's clothes." ”

Lychee said with interest: "Could it be that my sister is a female catcher in the yamen?" ”

"Almost." Li Su'e glanced at the dazed young lady and said, "I'll come to play with you in a few days." ”

But he said that the store waited for half a night, waiting for his daughter's good news, and at first he heard the girl rushing into the room and scolding loudly, and smiled proudly: "This plan is done!" As the saying goes, if you catch both of them in bed, you are not afraid of them denying it, and they are all from everyone's background, how can you ignore your face? Just by the way, I just asked for some silver, I am not afraid that the son will not follow, what if there are many people? Can it still be unreasonable? ”

Unexpectedly, he waited and waited and did not call him in, and the shopkeeper thought that his daughter was busy haggling in the house. He was very relieved of the girl's shrewdness.

But I didn't see Lychee come out for a long time, but I heard the snickering and chattering of the three people inside, and the shopkeeper was suddenly startled, and sighed with regret: "God, it's wrong, it's wrong!" How did I forget that the lychee love was just beginning? That son is a talent, who doesn't like it? must have been coaxed and tricked. ”

The shopkeeper sighed at the loss, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he was about to break into the door and beat up the adulterer and the little slut who ate inside and out, but he felt that it was inappropriate.

First, how can there be a reason in the world for Lao Tzu to catch his daughter's adultery? Second, now that son has no fear. What should I do if I call my followers? Third, it alarmed other guests and neighbors, how will they raise their heads and behave in the future?

The shopkeeper who is cranky and has no good plan will inevitably be confused for a while, anxious like ants on a hot pot, turning around with his hands behind his back, not to mention the fire.

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw my daughter sneering as she walked, and walked out with a smile on her face.

The shopkeeper completely misunderstood, and anger rose from his heart. walked over without saying a word, picked up the slap and opened the bow left and right, and slapped the girl four or five times.

Lychee was suddenly stunned, and her face was blazing. Venus shook in front of him, fell to the ground, and exclaimed, "Dad, why did you hit me?" ”

"Why did you hit you?" The shopkeeper was furious, waving his fists and shouting, "Little slut." The good deeds you have done have lost the face of your ancestors. ”

Lychee's usual shrewdness was gone, and she covered her face and cried: "Why is this? What am I doing wrong? ”

"You!" The shopkeeper is worried about alarming others. Angry that he didn't want to explain, he stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me the silver." ”

Lychee woke up like a dream, and reacted to what was going on, since she was a child, her father regarded her as the pearl of his palm, but he didn't trust himself when he encountered something, and sighed sadly: "Dad, you think wrong, how can there be any silver?" ”

The shopkeeper was naïve, and he lost his usual finesse, spitting and scolding: "Shameless slut, you were taken advantage of by others in vain, and you didn't get a tael of silver back, and you have been raised for eighteen years in vain." ”

At this moment, Xu Hao came out of the house, and when he saw this, he was about to step forward to persuade him, Li Su'e quietly stretched out her hand to stop her, and the young lady looked at the man without blinking, saying that he was the world-famous Xu Hao, and he didn't see anything better than his cousin.

Xu Hao frowned and said, "Why?" ”

Li Su'e showed a hint of amazement, and said faintly: "My subordinates also came here like this back then, and it is better to rely on yourself than to rely on heaven and earth." ”

Over there, Lizhi had a rumbling in her mind, jumped up and glared angrily, humiliated and angry, and soon couldn't cry, and said half-loudly: "The money obsessed with money treats silver as a father and mother, and what kind of person does a daughter regard?" It turns out that silver is the most important thing. ”

The shopkeeper shook his head but felt empty, and realized that he might have blamed his daughter, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "I have something to say, it seems that my father misunderstood it for a while, and he didn't choose what to say." By the way, who are the men and women in the guest room? ”

Lychee was a little disheartened, but in the end it was her own father, and she told the truth with tears. The shopkeeper listened to the contemplative silence, looked at the gray roof, and smiled and turned into joy. Since I was the daughter of the prefect of Suzhou, I immediately went to his house to inform him that I would definitely get a lot of rewards, and it was not in vain that I took the trouble to wronged my daughter again.

Thinking of this, the left one of the shopkeepers is not, and the right one is not, so the lychee was relieved and went to the room to rest.

In order to gain time, the shopkeeper hurriedly packed his bags, told his mother-in-law a few words, and went straight to the dock.

Early the next morning, Xu Hao took someone to send the young lady to Huanggu Temple temporarily, because of her parents, she couldn't send people to Ru's house.

By the way, I went to visit Zhang Xuanmiao, the godmother of the lower godmother, and saw Princess Baoqing, the youngest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, the little girl is already thirteen years old, and she is slim and beautiful.

Zhu Gaochi loves his little aunt very much, and Princess Baoqing can enter and leave the Forbidden City at will, but due to Zhang Xuanmiao's constraints, she is not allowed to disturb Xu's house.

Seeing Xu Hao coming, Princess Baoqing reversed her childhood obsession, lowered her head and got up to go.

Zhang Xuanmiao said: "When girls get older, they will become more and more distracted with the most dear people, don't take it to heart." ”

Xu Hao smiled: "I have been dealing with girls since I was a child, and I will never misunderstand." ”

Zhang Xuanmiao said with a smile: "Last month, His Majesty also said that he would carefully select a concubine for Baoqing, and the dowry would be heavier than that of any princess, and he would send Baoqing to the future concubine mansion." ”

Xu Hao nodded, this treatment can be called unique, especially the order of Zhu Zhanji to send his relatives, breaking the marriage regulations of the royal family. But then again, as the only unmarried young daughter of Emperor Taizu, it is strange that the imperial family does not pay more attention to it, which is called filial piety.

As mentioned earlier, Huanggu Temple is not far from the Xu family in Xiaojia Village, Xu Hao looked at the roof of the former residence and said, "I plan to move back to live." ”

Zhang Xuanmiao said: "Do you really plan to give up the mansion to Li Fang? With your merits, you are the most qualified to live, and besides, the Li family is not prosperous, it is not a good thing to live in such a big house, and the eldest princess will not agree. ”

Xu Hao said: "It's too ostentatious, the two largest and most luxurious mansions in the capital have been rewarded to the Xu family, and the whole street has to be surnamed Xu, not to mention that the name is not right after all, and it is not comfortable to live." It's still good here, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, far away from the hustle and bustle, and they are all old neighbors who know the roots and respond to all calls.

Wait for me to discuss with the saint, find a piece of land to build a mansion, and then I am willing to stay in the capital, or return here, and listen to the honor. ”

Zhang Xuanmiao said: "That's true, probably your father and your mother will accompany the old lady to spend their old age in the capital, are you planning to live in seclusion here with Ning Xue?" ”

"Hmm!" Xu Hao stretched comfortably and said with a smile: "It's nothing more than running at two ends, it's not a big deal." ”

Zhang Xuanmiao lived very comfortably in Huanggu Temple, as the only surviving concubine when Zhu Yuanzhang died, her status in the temple was high.

There are also eight concubines of Zhu Di living in the temple, the most important of which is the side concubine Wang, who was originally canonized as a noble concubine in history, but now she is just an ordinary concubine.

Because the atmosphere of Huanggu Temple is very open-minded, there are not too many rules and precepts, except for the absence of men, these poor women are doing well.

Princess Zhu Zhiming of Xianning and Princess Changning came to live here for a period of time, and each time there was Zhang Yu's daughter Zhang Chai, who was not young because she had a long-term crush on Xu Hao, and she had been dragging out and refused to marry.

Zhang Yu originally planned to send his daughter to the palace to be a concubine for Zhu Gaochi, but he gave up because of the opposition of Xu Hao and Xu Qinglian, and he also felt the emperor's physical problems, plus the Xu family was in the same breath, and there was no hidden worry about the family.

In history, Zhang Chai was named a noble concubine by Zhu Di in the seventh year of Yongle, and after Zhu Di's death, all sixteen concubines were forced to be buried, and only Zhang Chai was spared death because of his father's family.

It was also from Zhu Gaochi that with Wenchen's control of the government, whether it was to choose a horse for the princess or a draft girl for the emperor, the daughters of the powerful families were all excluded.

Of course, the excuse given by Wenchen was very high-sounding, in order to avoid foreign relatives from interfering in politics, in fact, it was indeed done, but the suppression of the martial artists directly caused the rise of eunuchs.

In the final analysis, whether it is a eunuch or a civil servant, the decline of a dynasty cannot be blamed only on a few powerful ministers, it should be said to be the collective sorrow of the entire era.

Where there is a cause, there is an effect! (To be continued......)