The Submissive Emperor - Chapter 55

“I don’t know which lady it is?” Lou Jing frowned slightly. The side room was not an ordinary concubine, and it was not an improper concubine. With the status of the Anguo government, at least it must be an ordinary concubine.

“The prostitute of Jiuchang County, Jiangzhou.” Lou Jianyu was very proud when he talked about the side room that was about to pass the door.

The daughter of the county guard? Lou Jing was very surprised. Not only was he honorable, but the civil servants also paid attention to the appropriateness. Although a county guard is not a high-ranking official, it is still a small official position in the locality. How could he marry his prostitute to be a side room?

Lou Jianyu, who is on the upswing, obviously didn’t mean to explain to his son, so he was just asking him to come, just don’t mess with him.

When his father was in the side room, Lou Jing couldn’t say anything, so he responded and went back to the Vermilion Hall, calling the housekeeper to ask, “Who told this father’s marriage?”

“Little I don’t know, the grandpa did not take an errand even after the spring, and no official lords came to visit.” The butler of Suzaku Hall was also dumbfounded.

Lou Jing waved his hand to let the housekeeper go down, and found Yunba to find out who this Jiuchang county guard was. It’s not like a serious scholar can do a good job of marrying a prostitute to someone else’s side room. Either the county guard wants to curry favor with the house, or the girl has a problem.

Two days later, Yunba found out the clues.

“Do you remember that Xungui’s family loaned money a year ago?” Yesterday Lou Jing mentioned the Jiangzhou official who could not be beaten by eight poles. Yunba specifically searched the list of officials who had contact with Anguo Gong a year ago and found it. This person.

The county guard of Jiuchang County was named Yang Xing, and he had a relationship with Lou’s family. He was originally a county magistrate and was promoted to the post last year.

Lou Jing just remembered that the officials who Shen Lianguan came to Beijing to report on their work a year ago had to meet with each other, ranging from a few thousand taels to as many as ten thousand taels. Borrow debts from the rich in Beijing. The Lou family has a solid foundation, and Lou Jianyu also incurred a lot of debts.

“So, did the county guard borrow money from his father?” Lou Jing raised his eyebrows. It was a good opportunity to use this to climb up the nobility. He didn’t know whether the parent official of Jiuchang County valued the house or the house. See the man Yu.

“Yes,” Yunba took out a piece of paper, “this is the account copied by his subordinates in the ledgers, and the silver owed by the others has been paid back one after another. Only Yang Xing has not paid it back.”

Lou Jing took the piece of paper and looked at it carefully. It said that Yang Xing owed one thousand taels of silver, and one hundred and twenty taels were sent in February, and then there was no money to return.

“The subordinates inquired about the young man in the upper courtyard. It seems that the grandfather of the country had agreed with the Yang family to send the daughter before the money.” Yunba lowered his head and said everything he inquired.

Yunba took Lou Jing’s famous post, went to find an official familiar with the staff department, and inquired about the guardian of Jiuchang County. I originally thought it was a greedy for wealth and selling women for glory. Unexpectedly, the result was quite unexpected.

Yang Xing was born in a poor family. He had only a few acres of farming and studying in his family. He was awarded a Jinshi six years ago. He was sent to Jiangzhou as a county magistrate. He was a clean official and didn’t know how to honor his superiors. . Without paying back the silver, it must be because I really couldn’t get the one thousand two hundred taels of silver, so I could only marry my daughter.

“Jiangzhou mountain bandits are rampant and it’s difficult to be an official, so Mr. Yang must be very difficult.” Cheng Xiuru, who was helping with the accounting, couldn’t help sighing. As a literati, he admired and sympathized with Yang Junshou.

Shen Lian collected the filial piety money, so he was so overbearing that he could not give it away. This Master Yang must have been desperate before he came to Lou Jianyu to borrow the money. Unexpectedly, he could not collect the money to repay the debt when he returned to Jiangzhou. Can bear the pain to marry her daughter and Xungui as a side room.

Lou Jing patted the paper in his hand on the table. What’s this? In this way, wouldn’t Lou’s family become a bully who used debts to rob civilian girls?

“My son, don’t worry about this.” Although Cheng Xiuru sympathized with the Yang family, his father had a concubine, and Lou Jing had no room for his son as a son.

The fact that Anguo wanted to take the side room quickly spread in the mansion. After the second aunt heard about it, her mouth almost grinned behind her ears. Wei’s forefoot was going to recuperate, and the hind foot was about to be taken into the side room.

“What’s good, the family hasn’t been divided yet, and the house is not buying a concubine, but also a gift, and it’s not out of the public.” The third aunt curled her lips and muttered softly.

The smile on the second aunt’s face suddenly froze, “Isn’t it! No, I have to send someone a letter to the wife.”

The concubine wanted the wife of the main room to agree. Although Wei might not be able to control Anguo, it would be better to add a blockage to Wei and make her come back and make her come back. As long as she said nothing, the second aunt called a lady in charge and asked her to send something to the lady of the country in Fu County.

“Do you understand what to say?” the second aunt asked the woman.

“Understood, the second wife can rest assured.” The old lady said with a smile after receiving the reward.

Naturally, the Wei family would not see the wife in the house. Her close-knit maid went to meet someone. The maid was young and couldn’t keep a word, so she came back to tell her about it.

The grandfather of the country wants to take the side room. I heard that it is the official lady, who is only eighteen years old this year!

Side room, Ms. Concubine, eighteen…

Wei’s face became paler and paler when he heard, his eyes closed and he fainted.

“Madam was frightened and gave birth prematurely.” The people in Zhuangzi, Fu County, returned to report.

“Is it a man or a woman?” Lou Jian Yu heard the words, smiled suddenly, and hurriedly asked the people who came.

The little servant was very surprised, so he had to say: “It’s a young lady, luckily mother and daughter are safe.”

Hearing that it was a girl, Lou Jianyu’s smile suddenly faded a bit, and asked someone to send some supplements to Fuxian, and there was nothing to say. Originally it can only be regarded as a concubine. If it is a son, it is easy to manage, and then give birth to a daughter, who will be regarded as a concubine. In the future, he will not be able to marry a proper family member. It is really bad!

Lou Jing got the news, but just nodded faintly, too lazy to pay attention to these messy things at home, and arranged everything in Beijing properly, took out a black wooden box from the secret, opened the lid of the box, and put it inside. , It is the jade pendant of the three princes that came in the imperial garden.

Putting the jade pendant into his sleeve, Lou Jing opened the topographic map, put his finger on Minzhou, and moved to Lingnan. If he asked to go to the southeast, Emperor Chunde would not agree. If he went to Lingnan, would he give it? Uncle caused trouble? He was going to find Xiao Chengjun. He could not bear the separation for so long, and he hadn’t made any moves these days because he was a little hesitant.

He needs a reason, a reason that can persuade Emperor Chunde that he won’t cause trouble to himself!

“Shizi, it’s not good!” Gao Yi hurried in, “There is a mess in the front yard.”

“What’s the matter?” Lou Jing put away the topographic map and asked, looking up.

“Someone was sent from Jiangzhou. I don’t know when it will happen. The house is in chaos.” Gao Yi said like this, quite gloating.

Lou Jing frowned, raised his foot and walked to the front yard.

“Master Guo, it really wasn’t my master deliberately. Jiangzhou mountain bandits have caused a disturbance. Recently, they have been making a lot of noise. Don’t dare to let the offender go down the official road.” A subordinate dressed up in the main hall, kneeling in the main hall, said with a sad face.

“I don’t believe it, the officers, soldiers, and bandits of the county guard would dare to **** it!” Lou Jian Yusi didn’t buy it. In his opinion, Yang Xing clearly didn’t want to send his daughter over.

“The new governor of Jiangzhou is fighting the bandits, and the army’s troops have been transferred.” The man begged, Jiangzhou was in chaos, Yang Xing would dare to let his daughter go out at this time, so he could only send it. The servant came and discussed with Lou Jianyu to postpone the day.

“You said, Jiangzhou is fighting bandits?” Lou Jing happened to hear this, and walked over and asked the man, “Is it effective now?”

The Yang family’s servant wrinkled even harder. “It’s not a day or two that Jiangzhou has troubled the mountain bandits. The newly promoted governor wants to completely clear the bandits, but he doesn’t know that the mountain bandits are difficult to deal with. , The common people have followed suit, and now they can’t even move on the official road.”

Lou Jing moved her heart, slightly curled her lips, turned and left.

“The emperor, the son of Anguo has been waiting for an hour outside the door to see him.” Huai Zhong whispered to Emperor Chunde who had woke up from a nap.

“The Lou’s kid?” Emperor Chunde said strangely. He had defeated the prince. Lou Jing had never taken the initiative to meet him, “Let him come in.”

Emperor Chunde changed his uniform and met Lou Jing in the main hall of Panlong Temple.

“The emperor!” When Lou Jing saw Emperor Chunde, he didn’t follow the rules, and fell to his knees with a puff. “The minister heard that the Jiangzhou mountain bandits were in trouble, and asked the emperor’s prospective minister to go and fight the bandits.”

Emperor Chunde was taken aback, and Jiangzhou’s intelligence was only sent the day before. Mountain bandits have always been there. Before the imperial court sent troops, he didn’t care, “Okay, what do you do in Jiangzhou?”

The four princes went to fight against the Tartarus, and still cannot retreat from the enemy. Emperor Chunde still wants to keep Lou Jing to guard the northwest.

Lou Jing pursed her lips, looked at Emperor Chunde while hesitating, and said for a while, “My father wants to take in a side room. My family is in Jiangzhou, and I was trapped halfway…”

“Zhuyu, tell me the truth.” Emperor Chunde still admires Lou Jing very much. In addition, he has always felt that he owes this child about marrying the prince. When talking to him, he couldn’t help using the same tone as his nephew.

Lou Jing’s eyes reddened suddenly, “The minister can’t stay in Beijing anymore, and he also asks the emperor to show his favor.” As he said, he leaned over and squashed his head.

Emperor Chunde frowned and said in a stern tone: “The good-natured Yulin army commander will not do it, and ran to the barren mountains and wilds to fight. You have to give me a reason!”

“Chen…” Lou Jing raised her body, kneeled straight, and said for a while, “The Lou family has been loyal to Da Yu from generation to generation, and the minister has been taught by his grandfather since childhood. Loyalty is the meaning of the minister’s life. I only hope that one day he can serve the king. ,NS…”

At this point, Lou Jing’s voice was choked, and it seemed difficult to speak.

“You said that if you have been wronged, I will call you the master.” Emperor Chunde heard the meaning of the words, presumably someone embarrassed him, and couldn’t help but get a little annoyed. He didn’t let the nobles in Beijing treat Lou Jing by mistake. , Specially mentioned his official position, dare someone embarrass him?

Lou Jing pursed his lips, took out a piece of jade pendant from his sleeve, and raised his hands above his head. “Although the minister is mediocre, he still thinks that he still has the ability to serve as the emperor. It is the emperor’s order to marry the former prince, and he should be a minister. To obey is also the glory of Lou’s family, but… Kechen is not for Israel to serve people…”

Emperor Chunde’s eyes widened, and he grabbed the jade pendant and looked at it carefully.

The royal accessories are all marked. This jade Pei Chunde naturally recognizes that it is the jade that was awarded to the third prince Xiao Chengduo only a few years ago! Look at Lou Jing with red eye circles. If he even started to talk about it, what happened, do I need to talk about it?