Chapter 402: I don't know what he means
"The Tong family is really dirty."
Jiang Yankun shouted angrily, and said to Ma Yiyang who was sitting below him: "Now the Ministry of Justice is under your control, you quickly arrange a few reliable confidants to go to Cang County..."
After Jiang Yankun entered the inner chamber, Ma Yiyang was already the Minister of Justice, and now the entire Ministry of Justice obeyed his orders.
Ma Yiyang immediately stood up: "Please rest assured, your Excellency, I will definitely rush to Cang County before the emperor's people."
Cang County also belongs to the capital, and is only fifty miles below Yunyang County. It is the hometown of Dayan opera. When it comes to Cuiyu Tower, which became famous many years ago because of a good voice, everyone knows it.
Ma Yiyang knew that this matter was of great importance, and he did not dare to delay for a moment. He got on his horse as soon as he left Jiang's house and hurried to the Ministry of Justice.
He had two heads of the Ministry of Justice under him, both of whom he promoted personally after Jiang Daxueshi left.
Lord Jiang was good in everything, but his methods were not cruel enough, and he still took the path of a scholar. He was really suitable for the inner cabinet, not the Ministry of Justice.
Ma Yiyang was different.
He was born in a grassroots family, and grew up in all kinds of people and street casinos. His good kung fu was taught by several thugs in the casino, and he was very talented to practice it.
He had a ruthlessness and a bandit spirit, which made people tremble with fear at a glance.
He was more suitable to be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
This was also the reason why Jiang Yankun promoted him when he left.
Of course, the more important reason is that Ma Yiyang is loyal enough to the crown prince, the queen, and the Jiang family.
For the superior, the ability of the subordinates is second, and loyalty is the most important.
Not to mention that Ma Yiyang is a rare talent with both loyalty and ability.
"Drive! Drive! Drive!"
Several skinny black horses galloped past the gate of the Jiang family's main house. Ma Yiyang was quite surprised to see the endless stream of carriages at the gate: "Is there any happy event in Governor Jiang's family recently?"
The two young men behind him saw him rein in their horses and also stopped: "Don't you know, sir? The Empress's eldest cousin will be twenty years old soon. If she doesn't get married, the government will force her to marry. The Governor's wife has been actively looking for someone recently, and she wants to marry Miss Jiang off!"
However, the engagement between the Jiang and Su families was well known to everyone, and in the end the son of the Su family became a monk. Many families were not willing to give their outstanding legitimate sons to Jiang Yunxia.
"I heard that those ladies are promoting their own illegitimate sons, which makes the governor's wife very angry."
"If you ask me, how can they be so shameless? She is the cousin of the Empress Dowager. She is beautiful and talented, but she is also gentle and quiet. The young master of the Su family would rather become a nun than give up her and marry another woman. It is enough to show that Miss Jiang has a noble character. They..."
"Xiao Zhong, be careful with your words!"
Ma Yiyang glanced at the chattering Xiao Zhong: "She has nothing to do with the Su family anymore. Don't compare the two of them."
He waved the reins in his hand: "Let's go! The Empress Dowager's matter is extremely urgent and cannot be delayed." There
are stone bridges and flowing water, flowers and vines and green grass, and corridors winding to the depths. Behind the round arch, there is an exquisite attic.
In the lady's room, a round glass mirror was inlaid in the middle of the dressing table made of yellow poplar wood, which reflected objects clearly.
The person in the mirror had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and her appearance was excellent, as if she was a delicate orchid that was carefully cared for and had already opened her most beautiful petals.
"Alas..."
Jiang Yunxia had sighed dozens of times, and Jiang Yuncai sat up from the bed: "Why don't you just tell your mother that you want to marry Minister Ma, otherwise if you don't get dizzy from looking at each other like this, I will get dizzy."
Four or five a day, all of them were illegitimate sons, and there was not a single legitimate son, or the legitimate son asked her sister to be a concubine.
It was said that her sister had been engaged to someone, and her reputation was already bad.
Her sister was pure and innocent, virtuous and kind, how could she have a bad reputation?
She really wanted to beat their heads off.
Jiang Yunxia blushed and said in a somewhat decadent tone, "As a girl, should I go to the Ma family to propose marriage first? I don't even know if Lord Ma is interested in me. If I tell my mother rashly, what if she disagrees? Wouldn't that cause trouble for him? It's better not to say it."
The Ma family...
is just an ordinary family that can't be more ordinary. It's not even a wealthy family in Beijing. There is only an old mother and a sister who has divorced her husband.
It is said that the brother-in-law loves to drink very much. When he was drunk, he punched and kicked my sister. At first, my sister kept it a secret and didn't dare to let Ma Yiyang find out.
可後來那人渣姐夫越打越兇殘，姐姐身上的傷口已經多到了無法掩蓋的地步，馬一陽知道之後，直接把人渣暴揍了一頓，押着他去衙門寫了放妻書，與姐姐和離。
反正後來聽說馬一陽在街上見到那個人渣就打，還把他丢到刑部大牢裏狠狠折磨了一番，放出來的時候人都已經傻掉了。
有個這麽兇悍的弟弟，他姐姐也無人敢娶了，便一直到耽擱至今。
家裏怎麽可能同意把他許給馬一陽？
她連提都不敢提，怕萬一父親和母親都以為是馬一陽勾引她，去找他算賬，反倒誤了他的前程。
With his family background, it was not easy for him to stand out. If she was suppressed by the Jiang family because of her, she would be guilty of a great crime.
Cangxian County -
Ma Yiyang found Lan Xiaolou's home very smoothly according to the address given by Jiang Yankun, but he was cautious because the emperor's people might arrive a few steps later than them, so they would not have time to cover up for the empress.
So he stopped a few children who were walking in the streets and a few vendors at the entrance to the city, gave them silver, and told them that if anyone asked where Cuiyulou's home was, they should point to Jijia Village next to Loujia Village in Cangxian County.
"Drive! Drive! Drive..."
Several horses galloped past, leaving behind a cloud of dust. In the emperor's study, Lan Xiaolou, dressed in men's clothes again and still as charming as ever, stood in the center, slightly bending his straight back. The emperor didn't speak, and he didn't speak either.
After a long while, the emperor smiled and said, "Should I call you Cui Dajia or Lan Dajia?"
Lan Xiaolou lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground straight, "Your Majesty, my last name is Lou."
Emperor Xuanwu didn't care what his last name was, he just spoke first to break the silence.
"How old are you now?"
Although he knew that he was the same age as Yue'er, he still asked him how old he was. Lan Xiaolou was clear in his mind. The emperor seemed to be chatting with him, but he was actually using simple questions to relax his vigilance.
Once he was confused, the real questions would follow.
"I just turned nineteen in March this year."
"How many people are there in your family?"
"My parents died early, and I am alone, with no relatives at home."
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