When Rong Shu woke up, it was already dusk. After a heavy rain in the morning, there was a hint of refreshing autumn in the air.

Yingque brought a cup of fragrant drink to Rong Shu and asked: "Girl has slept for more than four hours, so she must be very hungry. There is soup simmering in the small kitchen, and there is also a pot of dry steamed duck and a bowl of Sheep tripe soup and a few vegetarian stir-fries, do you need a servant to prepare the meal?"

Rong Shu felt so comfortable after sleeping, his head no longer hurt, and his heart was no longer dull. Now that he heard Yingque announcing the names of the dishes, he felt even more excited. Feeling hungry, she thought about it and said, "Give a cup of the soup in the kitchen to Mother Zhang. Mother Zhang likes to eat lotus root slices. I will fry some lotus root slices and send them to you."

Ying Que saw that Rong Shu had regained her appetite. , happily agreed, and walked out of the house with windy footsteps.

Yingyue on the side opened the window, glanced at the sky, and said hesitantly: "I just heard from Chang Ji that my uncle has been working on cases in the Criminal Department for a whole day, and he hasn't had dinner yet. The girl needs to send someone to invite my uncle back. Dinner? "

Chang Ji went back to the study half an hour ago, and it was there that Yingyue found out about Gu Changjin.

Knowing that Gu Changjin had been working on the case all day, Yingque was so angry that she stamped her feet and said angrily: "How can anyone go back to the Yamen to work on the second day after getting married and let the bride stay alone in the empty boudoir? This is too much! If Chuan If you go out, wouldn't you be looking down upon the girl?"

Yingyue also felt uncomfortable. The sage clearly allowed my uncle to take three days off. Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he could have taken one day off. After all, my uncle arrived. It was only on August 19th that I had to go back to the Ministry of Punishment to order my orders.

I didn't consummate my marriage with the girl yesterday, so I hurried to the Penal Department Yamen at dawn today. No matter how you look at it, it looks like he doesn't take girls seriously.

Yingque is angry, how can Yingyue not be angry? But after all, she was older and knew that this was not a moment of impulsiveness, so she asked Rong Shu if she wanted to go to the Ministry of Justice to invite the person back.

But as I said the words, I felt anxious again, fearing that my girl would be sad.

Yingyue secretly glanced at Rong Shu, but she caught a glimpse of Rong Shu's dark eyes, which stunned her.

Rong Shu smiled.

The two maids beside her were chosen by Mrs. Shen herself. One was lively and pretty, the other mature and steady. They had been with Rong Shu for thirteen years.

Yingyue is four years older than Rong Shu, and he has always looked like a grown-up since he was a child. As usual, I would definitely not show my worries on my face. At the moment, he was probably feeling aggrieved for Rong Shu, so he couldn't hold it back any longer.

Rong Shu actually didn't feel sad. Even in his last life, he didn't feel sad knowing that Gu Changjin went back to the Yamen to work on the first day after getting married. He didn't feel sad now.

"There is no need to invite him. The second master has a difficult case in his hands. He will not return to Songsiyuan until he is busy until midnight."

What she said is true. At the beginning of the year, Changping Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture There was a case.

A good man named Xu Li'er, who was singing in Quyuan, was spotted by Yang Rong, a student in Changping Prefecture, and was forcibly taken back to his mansion to become a concubine. Xu Li'er's mother, Jin, went to Yang Rong's mansion to ask for her daughter, but Yang Rong sent someone to drive her out and gave her a beating.

The Jin family heard that Zhu E, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, was a Qingtian man who knew right from wrong and refused to bow to the powerful. He came to Shuntian Prefecture despite his illness and sued Yang Rong for robbing civilian girls and forcing good girls to be concubines.

Zhu Fuyin did handle the case impartially, rescued Xu Li'er, and imprisoned Yang Rong.

It happened that Yang Rong had an uncle, Yang Xu, who served as eunuch Bingbi in the Bureau of Ceremonies and was in charge of the East Factory. Yang Rong had just been imprisoned, and a musician appeared on the other side. It must be said that Xu Li'er was not a good man. As early as last year She had already been sold to him by her mother, and he sold Xu Li'er to Yang Rong. The document of the sale was clearly written in black and white.

As soon as Xu Li'er's selling contract came out, the case fell into the hands of Beizhen Fusi again. Yang Rong, Jin and Xu Li'er were imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi's prison for interrogation.

People who entered the Fusi Prison in Beizhen had to shed their skin even if they survived. Jin was tortured until he was dying. In the end, he surrendered and confessed his crime. He was immediately sentenced to death by hanging.

After the case was settled, Yang Rong left Beizhen Fusi in a big way, and Jin's beheading decision was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for review.

Yang Rong probably could not have guessed that after the case was handed over, a member of the Criminal Department, Wai Lang, would relentlessly expose the case to the saint.

Gu Changjin was the member of the Criminal Department, Wailang.

Rong Shu remembered clearly that this case, which had been settled, was finally overturned by Gu Changjin alone.

He was well-known in Beijing. In the 18th year of Jiayou's reign, the people still talked about the incident in which Gu Changjin, the number one scholar, and Shaowei Tanhua, Guan Shaowei, filed an imperial petition in the Jinluan Hall.

Xu Li'er's case is now at a critical point. On August 19, the saint who has not been in court for a long time will go to court. If Gu Changjin could not bring the case to the Supreme Court that day, the Xu Li'er case might never be redressed.

After all, human lives were at stake, and they were still such pitiful mother and daughter. Rong Shu hoped that Gu Changjin could earn justice for Xu Lier and his daughter like he did in his previous life.

The official office of the Ministry of Justice was on the inner street of Xuanwumen. When Gu Changjin came out of the office, Xu hour had passed.

The people in Songsi Courtyard had already rested. Except for a few lanterns with the word "囍" attached to them under the eaves, everything was dark. Even the windows in the main room were closed tightly.

Gu Changjin walked to the corridor and saw the bright red lanterns. He just remembered that a young lady lived in this house. He immediately stopped, rubbed his brows, suppressed the irritability in his heart, and went to the study at the other end. .

Chang Ji stared at his back and followed him step by step into the study, holding a lamp.

The study room is not big, with an old yellow wood desk, a shelf filled with classics and history books, and a long and narrow Arhat bed filling the room.

Gu Changjin took off his outer clothes, picked up a cup of cold tea on the table, drank a few sips, and said, "Fetch some water. I'll rest in the study today."

Hengping responded expressionlessly and went out to fetch water. .

Chang Ji put down the lantern in his hand, turned his eyes around, and persuaded earnestly: "Master, why don't you go back to the main room to sleep? It's cold in the study, and the bed is hard and narrow. Where can I find a bed in the main room that is as comfortable as the one in the main room?" The Babu bed was sent by the Rong family. It is exquisite and spacious. You are already ill, so if you sleep here for a night, I am afraid that Doctor Wang will come again

tomorrow . When Miao Tang came out, he and Hengping realized that their master's expression was very inappropriate.

The master is always very restrained. No matter how seriously injured he is, his face remains expressionless. But Changji and Hengping had served him since they were young, and they had gone through life and death together. They could tell whether his face was good or bad at a glance.

Chang Ji's muttering reminded Gu Changjin of the heart-breaking pain in his dream yesterday.

He hadn't had a dream for a long time, and he probably had too much yellow soup last night, so he started to dream again.

The scene in the dream was hazy. I couldn't see anything clearly and couldn't remember it. I only remembered the continuous pain. It happened that he was stuck in a dream and couldn't wake up, until Rong Shu reached out and touched him, which made him break free from the nightmare.

The little girl's hand was grabbed by him, and she didn't complain that it hurt. She just stared at him blankly with her blank eyes open. The small face as big as a palm is nestled in the dark hair, like mutton-fat jade with a hazy luster in the dark night.

Gu Changjin frowned slightly, dismissed the beautiful face that had just formed in his mind, and asked quietly: "Have you received a reply from Zhuiyun?"

"Yes, my subordinate will be back at Songsi Yuan in the afternoon. In order to get the letter, I always carry that letter with me." Chang Ji said, taking out a letter from his sleeve and continued: "Zhuiyun said that the young lady left Beijing when she was four years old and stayed at her maternal grandfather's house in Yangzhou for nine years. , did not return to the Marquis of Chengan until he was thirteen."

Gu Changjin opened the letter and read ten lines at a glance.

The letter explained in detail Rong Shu's nine years in Yangzhou. Judging from the letter, he was just an ordinary daughter of a boudoir, nothing special.

That being the case, why did Xu Fu want him to marry her? For the Rong family or the Shen family?

Xu Fu never does useless things and never uses useless people.

She must have had her intentions in letting him marry Rong Shu.

Gu Changjin pursed his lips in thought, and tapped the letter with his knuckled index finger. Shao Qing took the candlestick, lit the letter, and threw it into the three-legged copper furnace at his feet.

Now is not the time to alert the enemy, let's wait.

Someone came to Songsiyuan early in the morning to report Gu Changjin's rest in the study yesterday. The person who came was naturally Chang Ji, who was eloquent and well versed in the art of observing words and expressions.

"Master, he always forgets to eat and sleep when dealing with a case. He was busy at the Criminal Department yesterday. When he came back, he saw that the young lady had already gone to bed. He was afraid of disturbing the young lady, so he went to the study to spend the night."

Chang Ji said this As he spoke, he bowed and scratched his head, and kept saying "good sister". Yingque had a pretty face at first, but seeing his sincere attitude, she softened her expression slightly.

"We girls have known for a long time that my uncle is busy, and we were not upset when we all had dinner alone yesterday. But you should not bully us girls for their good temper, and then disappear for a whole day without saying a word. At least let people spread the news. Come back with a message, so that we girls won't have to wait eagerly."

When Yingyue heard Yingque's words, she frowned and was about to go out. But Rong Shu stopped her and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Chang Ji won't be annoyed and won't spread the word." There

are two long followers around Gu Changjin, one is charming and has a sweet mouth, and the other is strong in martial arts and dull. The two of them were loyal to Gu Changjin and would not say anything they shouldn't, nor would they cause trouble for Gu Changjin.

Sure enough, just as Rong Shu's words fell to the ground, Chang Ji replied: "You blame me, it's all my fault. The master originally asked me to come back to deliver a message, but I turned around and forgot about it. I will definitely send a message to the house next time. "

Yingque has always had a carefree temper. Seeing that Chang Ji was good at slapping his mouth and looking like he was ready to be hit and scolded, he lost his temper and was about to reply when a warm voice came from behind him. Wen Ran's voice suddenly broke in.

"Is Mr. Lang still in the study?"

Chang Ji was hunching his waist and clasping his hands, waiting for Yingque to reply. Suddenly such a gentle and sweet voice came out, and he couldn't help but be startled.

Looking up, he saw Rong Shu wearing a thin moon-white cloak and holding a gilt copper hand stove coming out of the house.

Chang Ji's face straightened, he lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "To tell you what to say to the young madam, the master has just had breakfast and is about to go to the Penal Department Yamen for duty."

"Then please lead the way. I have something to say to him. ." Rong Shu said.