As soon as Lian Yufeng said this, the officials involved immediately breathed a sigh of relief. One or two of the involved officials gritted their teeth when they saw that someone had become the leader, and stepped forward to agree: "What King Ding said is extremely

Yes, it’s almost Chinese New Year, so we’d better discuss and check later.”

Li Zhengdao stared at Lian Yufeng fiercely, almost gritting his teeth and said: "What if after the spring, the ice and snow melt, causing the river embankment to collapse? Who will be responsible then? You must know that some cracks in the river embankment can accommodate children.

Catch and hide."

Allowing a child to hide and hide, all the ministers looked at each other again, this is too alarmist, even if there is a crack as thick as a palm, it is already a very serious matter, allowing a child to hide and see this is unimaginable.

Lian Yufeng said in a deep voice: "So, my brother suggested that we send people to go quickly to find out the truth. We only need to check whether the dangerous section of the river mentioned by Li Yushi is really dangerous, and we can prove the truth or falsehood."

A few words made several older ministers feel very upset. They couldn't breathe and almost fainted.

No one can refute Lian Yufeng's words this time. If they can't even send someone to check, doesn't it prove that something is wrong?

The matter was so serious that the emperor personally ordered his most trusted guards to go investigate. In order to convince Li Zhengdao and other impeachers, several groups of people were photographed. These were the emperor's most trusted confidants. If we talk about these groups of people

Lying at the same time is impossible.

Long County is not far from Yancheng. You can go back and forth in three days at a quick pace.

In the past three days, Yancheng has been in chaos. Many people wanted to leave Yancheng with their families when the situation was bad, and there were also people who moved their property in boxes and boxes with large and small bags.

But time was running out after all, and many people had no time to react.

Especially two days later, the emperor received the news from Feige, the personal guard, which proved that Li Yushi's impeachment was basically true. He was furious. He immediately issued an imperial edict and was the first to kill Li Yushi with lightning speed.

Former imperial envoy Duan Zilang was imprisoned and his house was ransacked. Several families who had close contact with Duan Zilang also received the same treatment. In addition, there were also people on Li Zhengdao's impeachment list. Regardless of whether they were really involved or not, we should arrest them first.

Among them are Prince Wenjun and his son from Prince Wenjun's Mansion.

Because the two families are related by marriage. Last time Duan Zilang's brother-in-law was accused of being involved in this matter, people from Wenjun Prince's Mansion also made a lot of efforts, saying that Duan Zilang had a righteous intention to kill his family, and how loyal he was.

The emperor personally appointed Duan Zilang as an imperial envoy, but now it seems that it was a big joke. Not to mention the Wenjun Prince's Palace, all the people who proposed to agree were regarded as accomplices and imprisoned.

The emperor was furious and felt that he had been deceived. He didn't care about the relationship between Prince Wenjun's palace and the matter. Anyway, there were too many families with titles in Yancheng. One less person would be able to serve in court and a group of people would be less to support.

Imperial decree, captured Wenjun

For the sake of Prince Wenjun’s past achievements, it is not appropriate to detain him for the time being. He is only under house arrest in his own residence and is not allowed to go out. It is said that when the imperial edict came to Prince Wenjun’s residence, Princess Wenjun and Princess Duan were arrested on the spot.

Fainted.

Many culprits knew that they could not escape at this time. In order not to implicate their marriage, and to avoid being humiliated or forced by others, they committed suicide first. The emperor's decree was only to arrest people, not to behead them, but the smell of blood has spread.

The whole Yancheng.

Amidst the cry, the New Year has arrived. Although the corruption case has led to the confiscation of many officials' homes and exterminations, compared to the entire Yancheng people, these families are only a small part and have nothing to do with them. It is because they are all arrogant on weekdays.

The high-ranking officials and their families and slaves were dragged out like pigs and dogs. Many people felt excited, as if they were watching a big show. Occasionally, prison cars passed by the street, and people came out in the snow to watch the fun, throwing rotten cabbage and rotten eggs, one by one.

Cheerfully.

The civil and military officials of the imperial family were much quieter. Those who were involved but were not liquidated were certainly frightened. Those who were not involved felt sad when they saw so many people failed to pass the first day of the new year. It was not appropriate to celebrate wildly at this time.

, so this year’s Chinese New Year is much more deserted than usual.

In Prince Ding's Mansion, it was the first time for Su Yiqing to celebrate the New Year in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was also the first time to celebrate the New Year with Lian Yufeng.

The results of the embezzlement case were so bloody that even Yufeng did not tell her, and the maids and wives in the palace were forbidden to talk about these things, so as not to frighten the princess and affect the fetus in her belly.

On New Year's Eve, there were only two masters in Prince Ding's Mansion, but Lian Yufeng still decorated the Prince's Mansion in a joyful way. He lit many red lanterns to create a harmonious atmosphere.

Everyone, including the servants, was given twice as much silver reward as in previous years, so everyone had a happy smile on their face.

The meal on New Year’s Eve is also very sumptuous, including almost all kinds of traditional snacks in Dazhou, as well as some famous local snacks, and most importantly, some specialties in Dajing, such as soup dumplings and crystal shrimps.

Dumplings, five-color rice cakes, etc., and of course Su Yiqing’s favorite desserts are indispensable.

This year’s New Year’s Eve dinner in Prince Ding’s Mansion did not have those flashy and rare dishes as in previous years, but it was an ordinary home-cooked meal with some local snacks added, but the ingredients were the most common ones and not something that pregnant women would fast.

thing.

Regarding Lian Yufeng's hard work, Su Yiqing was most directly moved by opening her belly to eat. However, even if she tasted a little of each food, her stomach could not hold so much.

When she really couldn't eat anymore, she put down her chopsticks, held her belly in her hands, and said with satisfaction: "I haven't eaten so happily in a long time."

Lian Yufeng's handsome face had a smile that no woman in the world could resist, and he said in a doting voice: "Are you happy with your meal? This menu was designed for my husband personally, and the dishes were carefully selected and studied for several days.

of."

Su Yiqing grinned and wanted to salute like the pretty girls in the play, but found that it was inconvenient to bend down, so she had to give up and said sweetly, "Thank you, sir."

The words "Mr. sir" made Lian Yufeng's smile deepen again, and he bowed his hands like the young man in the play, "Madam, you don't need to be polite."

It's a pity that the New Year's Eve dinner for two people is still a bit deserted no matter what.

Su Yiqing didn't want to be like some TV dramas she saw in her previous life, which were not lively enough and even included maids and women to join in the fun.

It is a custom in the Zhou Dynasty to stay up late on New Year's Eve and not sleep.

Su Yiqing and Lian Yufeng had nothing to do, so they played chess, calligraphy and painting.

First, Lian Yufeng splashed ink and painted a picture of wealth and prosperity. As a relative of the emperor, Lian Yufeng had also learned this since he was a child. Although he was not a famous teacher, he was not a casual person. When he started painting seriously, he looked like a model.

Similar.

And when he was painting seriously, he looked even more elegant and charming than usual.

Su Yiqing thought for a while and then ordered the maid to find a guqin.

After a few random fiddles, a smooth song gradually formed.

Su Yiqing's skill in playing the piano was something she learned at the boudoir school in Yuanping County. Although she didn't like it very much, she was forced to work hard by her husband after all. She hadn't played for many years, but now she felt something about it and poured her heart into the sound of the piano.

Inside, it looks pretty similar.

Lian Yufeng was painting, and she was talking about the piano. She looked up from time to time, and their eyes blended together, and they smiled knowingly. There was an indescribable harmony.

Lian Yufeng painted last night, it was already two o'clock in the morning, Su Yiqing tried to cheer up, but she was pregnant after all. She was quite tired, so Lian Yufeng persuaded her to go to bed and rest for a while.

But Su Yiqing felt that if she went to bed during the New Year's Eve, her luck would be bad in the coming year, so she refused to go to bed, and just sat around the stove, leaning on Lian Yufeng and closing her eyes to rest.

It was a pity to fall asleep on such a warm and sweet day. The night passed in a sweet atmosphere, and the sky was dimming, so Su Yiqing went to bed to rest.

When I woke up, it was already the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to the custom of Dazhou, it is necessary to eat dumplings.

When Su Yiqing got interested, she asked Lian Yufeng to knead the dough, while she rolled out the dough, Lian Yufeng chopped the filling, and she made the dumplings.

Lian Yufeng has never been in the kitchen before, but kneading dough and chopping stuffing are easy to get started. Su Yiqing opened a bun shop with Xiao Qing and her son when she was in Yunzhou. In addition to making buns, Xiao Qing is also good at dumplings.

There are many ways to make dumplings, and Su Yiqing also learned many dumpling tricks.

I knead a few of them in the same way, and they are very delicate. They are not worse than the cooks in the house.

After the dumplings were put into the pot, she secretly marked the one wrapped with copper coins.

After giving the dumpling to Lian Yufeng, Lian Yufeng bit out the copper coin.

Su Yiqing pretended to be happy and said: "Congratulations, sir, you will definitely have good luck in the coming year."

Lian Yufeng smiled and said: "According to Madam's good advice, you can also eat one."

After saying that, Lian Yufeng took a flat dumpling and put it in Su Yiqing's bowl.

Su Yiqing bit it and it was hard. When she spit it out, she found that even Yufeng had hidden a copper coin in the dumpling, which made her happy to eat it.

It's so good. Su Yiqing just feels that these few days are the sweetest days in her life. She really hopes that she can continue to live like this.

Just when Dingwang's mansion was filled with warmth.

Meng Mansion is covered with dark clouds.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the day when the family reunited, Meng Ye stared at this group of people, old and young, who were so depressed.

It was his eldest son Meng Shen and his family. Meng Shen, his son, his wife, and their children came to see him. On the first day of the new year, a group of people came to his door like beggars, which really embarrassed him.

Mrs. Meng did not want to deal with these matters for Meng Ye anymore, so she ordered her servants to find the master, and she went to reunite with her son and daughter.

Meng Shen stood in the small flower hall, looking at the magnificent little flower hall with a somewhat resentful look.

He was the eldest son of Meng Yede and was supposed to be the heir to this mansion. However, he was kicked out shortly after his wedding and has not set foot in this mansion again for almost twenty years.

When he came back this time, he had mixed feelings when he saw everything that was familiar and unfamiliar.

Meng Ye first looked at his son. He looked disgusted when he saw that his son, who was handsome back then, was now in his thirties and looked like an old man in his fifties. He was dark and thin, almost older than him.

Look at the eldest grandson next to him, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. His eyes are dull and he is looking at everything around him with his mouth wide open.

In addition, there were a dozen children, ranging from two or three years old to eleven or twelve years old. They were all sallow and skinny and covered in dirt. Some of them had runny noses and saliva, staring at the fruit snacks placed in the flower hall.

The sound of sniffing hard is really unbearable.

In addition to the children, there were only two women. One was younger, probably seventeen or eighteen years old, very shy, holding the youngest child in her arms, looking at her toes and not daring to raise her head. The other said

She is a woman, rather a mother-in-law, than the most beautiful woman in their house.

The lower-class woman looked even rougher, with a thin face, and two eyes like knives, staring greedily at everything in the flower hall. These eyes reminded him of his vicious ex-wife. Needless to say, this is what she was like back then.

The ex-wife decided to marry her son's niece, Mi.

A woman who was as annoying as his ex-wife. If it hadn't been for this Mi, he wouldn't have been able to make up his mind to drive his eldest son's family to the countryside.
To be continued...