The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official Chapter 229

Chapter 229 Concurrently serving as Osmanthus Liquor

It was the first time that Su Ruojin ate hot pot made of real chili peppers. She couldn't be too restless. She picked up her chopsticks and ate in large pieces like Zhao Lan. The thin mutton and pork belly were cooked in the pot and dipped in her own concoction. The sauce, as soon as it enters the mouth, is fresh, spicy, tender and fragrant, and you can't stop eating it.

If you are tired of eating meat, then add juicy chicken feathers, pea shoots, pearl meatballs, frozen tofu, porcini mushrooms, chicken fir, etc. to enjoy.

Zhao Lan wanted to scald the mutton for her, but she waved her hand and said, "Brother Jin, I really can't eat anymore."

Zhao Lan saw that she really couldn't eat it, so he took it back and ate it for himself. He looked at the little lady with a satisfied look on her face, and her face was full of smiles.

The love between boys and girls flowed freely in the private room. Princess Yuehua glanced at Su Yanzu who was indifferent. The smugness and patience when she came in had disappeared, and she sat in the main seat with a silent expression on her face.

Su Yanzu didn't seem to notice. He didn't eat as heartily as his niece did, nor did he shrink from eating. The niece put down her chopsticks. Seeing that Zhao Lan was still eating, he continued to accompany her out of politeness.

He didn't put down his chopsticks until Zhao Lan put them down.

After eating, the servants brought water and towels, and the four of them wiped their mouths and hands before sitting by the window to eat.

Princess Yuehua was in a bad mood, but she still exchanged polite greetings with her nephew. She just asked Zhao Lan how his errands were going, and whether King Jin and the princess were busy recently.

At this time, Su Ruojin's uncle and nephew were the backdrop, sitting silently by the side.

Suddenly, there was a noise on the street. Zhao Lan and Princess Yuehua looked at each other and stood up together. The girl opened the window and several people looked outside. It turned out that it was caused by soldiers escorting prisoners to clear the way and the crowd being squeezed into each other. confusion.

The detained official shouted "unjustly accused" and demanded to see the Holy Father. The escorting patrol officer was indifferent and looked at the passers-by with a majestic look on his face, which scared the passers-by and moved away.

Not knowing which yamen door it was, Su Ruojin asked her uncle quietly.

Su Yanzu whispered back: "It's the Ministry of Punishment."

In Su Ruojin's opinion, wasn't the Yamen or Dali Temple responsible for arresting people? Why did the Ministry of Punishment arrest someone?

As if he saw her doubts, Zhao Lan said: "Since Mr. Yang, who served as the supervisory censor, became the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Punishment has the function of arresting people."

Good guy, Master Yang is so 'competent'? He actually did other people's errands.

"The emperor doesn't care?"

Zhao Lan snorted coldly, "The Holy Emperor not only agreed, but also allowed him to concurrently serve as the commander of the trial court."

Court of trial?

Seeing that his niece didn't understand, Su Yanzu told her in a low voice the relationship between Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai.

"They also have different relationships due to different times. The legal system of the previous dynasty was very complete. Our Dayin Dynasty followed the legal system of the previous dynasty. We also followed the legal system of the previous dynasty in the judicial institutions, including Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Imperial Court. "Stai's judicial system of separation of powers."

"Oh." The previous dynasty of the Dayin Dynasty was also called the Tang Dynasty. I wonder if it was the 'Prosperous Tang Dynasty'.

"The Dali Temple was transformed from the original court official. It is the highest judicial organ of the imperial court. It is responsible for hearing cases involving imprisonment or above across the country. The Ministry of Punishment is responsible for reviewing the cases sentenced by Dali Temple for imprisonment or above. The Yushitai is responsible for supervising all civil and military officials. But you can also participate in the trial of major unjust cases.”

Therefore, a judicial trial system was formed in which Dali Temple was in charge of trials, the Ministry of Punishment was in charge of review, and Yushitai was in charge of supervision. Of course, above the three major judicial institutions, there is also the emperor, who controls all administrative, judicial, and legislative powers.

Most of the judicial system of the Dayin Dynasty followed the system of the previous dynasty, but there were some differences. The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment still maintained their responsibilities. In the early days of the Yin Dynasty, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, the Court of Punishment, also known as the Court of Punishment in the Palace, was a trial and review organ, and also had the power of trial and review.

The main purpose was to weaken the power of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, which was equivalent to the emperor taking power into his hands.

Hearing this, Su Ruojin hissed, "Doesn't Master Yang have great power?" The second-in-command of the Ministry of Punishment and the emperor's power agent, it is true that one person is inferior to thousands.

Su Yanzu nodded, "I heard that Mr. Yang has started investigating various cases."

She couldn't help but blurt out, "The chaos in Beijing has just subsided and the drought has not completely eased. Are we investigating the case at this time?" Is it to suppress the chaos, or is it more chaos?

The young lady's eyes widened, but neither of the two royal family members in front of her could give her an answer.

Princess Yuehua was not in the mood to eat, so she said, "Alan, my aunt is going back first. If nothing happens, she will go back home early."

Zhao Lan nodded and asked Shuangrui to send her out.

Su Yanzu said goodbye, took two steps, then suddenly turned back and walked to Su Ruojin, "Ajin, in the morning, just pretend that I didn't say anything."

"oh."

Even Su Ruojin smelled something different. Su Yanzu, the head of the princess palace, must have a more sensitive sense of smell than her. This was not a good time to find a job in Shangguanyu.

After the two left, Zhao Lan looked at Su Ruojin, his eyes full of inquiry.

Su Ruojin laughed and said, "Uncle, he... asked me to send Mr. Shangguan back to Beijing."

She kept talking and stuttered. Zhao Lan knew it was not the truth as soon as he heard it. He smiled and reached out to touch the fluffy hair on her head, but she dodged it and said, "Brother Jin, don't touch my hair." "

Zhao Lan: ...Why is the little girl so flexible?

He sighed, "Ajin, go back to Weizhou County early."

The young man's tender face suddenly turned serious.

Su Ruojin looked towards the street again. The **** team had passed, and the street was back to normal. It seemed that life was no different, but the people and families involved had been turned upside down. They were probably not far away from their homes and families.

"Brother Jin, what do you mean..."

"Once an emperor, there is always a courtier." Zhao Lan turned to look at the young lady, "Can Ajin understand?"

Su Ruojin understood. The new emperor thought that Yang Jingzi was a useful knife and could use him to get rid of disobedient ministers. But in her eyes, it was Yang Jingzi who had seized the opportunity. In his hands, the Great Yin Dynasty would become unknown. What does it look like?

"I understand." She also sighed, "Brother Jin, you should also be careful."

"Um."

Zhao Lan sent the young lady home.

Just after leaving the hot pot restaurant, I met Lu Youbai, the minister of Dali Temple. He was not in good condition and looked a little haggard.

"Brother Ziyun, this is..."

"I haven't had much of an appetite lately. I'd like to come here to eat something spicy."

Zhao Lan glanced at Su Ruojin.

"Brother Jin, you go about your business, I'll go home by myself."

With such a mess now, how could Zhao Lan let her go home by herself? He dragged her into a hot pot restaurant, but instead of letting her eat with Lu Siqing, he asked her to go to a private resting place, "If you feel sleepy, just sleep." As soon as you wake up, I'll accompany Brother Ziyun and take you home.”

"good."

Su Ruojin really fell asleep in Zhao Lan's private rest room.

Lu Youbai broke out in a sweat and felt much better, "I'm glad, I came to the right place as expected."

Zhao Lan smiled and said nothing, looking at Lu Youbai who was standing in his thirties. Everyone thought that as the new emperor's maternal wife, the Lu family would be reused. He had indeed changed from Shaoqing to Qingqing, but many cases came to Dali Temple. It's like going through the motions, and some cases don't even require Dali Temple to come forward, the Ministry of Punishment will handle it themselves.

Just like Zhao Lan who was suspended from his post, he is now just an empty prefecture king, with only an identity but no actual duties.

Lu Youbai laughed when he saw that he was silent, "Why don't you speak?"

"There's nothing to say." Zhao Lan picked up the cup and took two sips of tea.

Lu Youbai said, "Are you worried that Yang will take the opportunity to kill your manpower?"

Except for the late emperor, the new emperor did not know the list of personnel in the secret stronghold of the Investigation Department, because the list of personnel in the Investigation Department was personally handed over to the next successor by the emperor. However, the former emperor never deposed the prince, and may have intended it to be mediocre. Prince.

The prince had been killed by Yang Jingzi, so even if the list was with him, it became an eternal secret with his death.

He shook his head.

Lu Youbai sighed and narrowed his eyes slightly, "I never doubted the man named Yang before, but now it seems that why he went to kill the prince? Is it really because of..."

As a mother-in-law with vested interests, there are some things that Lu Youbai really can't say.

He picked up the wine glass sadly, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhao Lan advised him, "If you are full and satisfied, you should go to work as an errand. Don't drink any more wine."

Lu Youbai laughed and said, "Okay, I understand." Isn't it just that he wants to accompany the young lady, okay, if he does it, it won't be an eyesore.

He got up.

Zhao Lan walked him to the door.

The prince is mediocre and dead, the second prince Wei Wang Nenggan was forced to exile to the land of South Vietnam, the third prince Qi Wang was defeated and died, and the fifth prince Xiang Wang is now the new emperor, somewhere between mediocre and capable.

Zhao Lan remembered what his father said, "Either mediocre or capable, I'm afraid they are half-intelligent. Most of these people are headstrong."

Unexpectedly, my father's words came true.

The new emperor may know what Yang is, but he thinks he is obedient and easy to use and is a good knife. Could it be that he himself has become a good knife for Yang?

He raised his head and looked at the sky. The sunny sky just now was suddenly filled with dark clouds, and he saw that a heavy rain was coming.

Mao Ya was anxious and was about to knock on the door and call someone, but was stopped by a look from Zhao Lan who was going upstairs and took three steps back.

Zhao Lan walked into the private room.

The young lady was lying on the couch and sleeping soundly. She had no idea that lightning was flashing across the sky outside and thunder was approaching.

Zhao Lan strode to the edge of the couch and reached out to cover the young lady's ears.

With a "boom", thunder resounded across the sky. In her sleep, Su Ruojin was shocked. She subconsciously reached out and hugged the person leaning against her, buried her head in his waist, and continued to sleep soundly.

Zhao Lan didn't know that the little lady regarded him as a big plush toy. She hugged him and slept peacefully. He was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth, loosened the hand covering his ears, and used his slender fingers to hold her The broken hair stuck to her ears was tucked behind her ears, revealing the young lady's snow-white and pink cheeks. When the lightning flashed by, through the light, you could see the fine hairs on her cheeks, which made her look cute all of a sudden.

His fingers couldn't help but touch it lightly.

Feeling the itch, Su Ruojin reached out to pat her, but was caught by someone.

In her sleep, Su Ruojin struggled subconsciously, but failed to break free. She stopped moving and continued to sleep, letting the big guy hold her.

Zhao Lan stared at the thin white and pink little fingers and did not move for a long time.

After the lightning and thunder, heavy rain poured down, and the water fell from the eaves.

Between heaven and earth, there is turbidity.

In the room, the only sound was the sound of rain.

Zhao Lan lowered his head, his lips slowly touched the little lady's finger, and kissed it gently. Nervously and excitedly, he was afraid of being discovered by the little lady, so he raised his head lightly and quickly.

Rainy days go well with sleeping!

The little lady was not awakened at all, and was still sleeping soundly. She probably slept in the same position for a long time, turned over, naturally took her hands away, and continued sleeping.

Zhao Lan, whose waist instantly became empty: ...what a soft and fragrant little lady! How could he bear it? He turned around and lay half-clothed beside the little lady. He patted her gently with one hand and put the other hand behind his head. He looked at the little lady with a smile.

Smiling and laughing, he also fell asleep.

She didn't know how long she had slept. Su Ruojin just woke up and was very confused. She looked at the ceiling and seemed to hear the sound of rain. Could it be raining?

It's August, and the next game will be cold. Why don't we go back to Wei County this time and buy more winter clothing?

She was about to twist her body and stretch before getting up, but found that her arms were blocked. When she turned her head, Zhao Lan was lying next to her fully clothed.

She was so frightened that she sat up quickly.

The noise was too loud and woke up Zhao Lan.

"Ajin, are you awake?"

It sounded like they were so familiar that they had already lived together.

"I..." Su Ruojin then remembered that she had dinner with him at noon, and then Mr. Lu came, so she came in to rest and fell asleep, "Why didn't you call me!"

Lying on the same couch together.

Su Ruojin picked her toes in embarrassment and hurriedly tried to get on the bed, but the bed was surrounded by the long legs of young men.

this…

Zhao Lan followed the young lady's gaze and looked at his legs, with the corners of his mouth raised and deliberately not moving away.

Su Ruojin noticed his bad intentions, snorted, and stretched out her hand to hit him. She had learned kung fu, so it would be strange if she kept beating him until he screamed.

As a result, someone was so sensitive that he ducked his leg, reached out to catch her little fist, and wrapped his big palm around her little soft hand.

Su Ruojin's face turned red, and she struggled to pull away. She was no match for the young man, and the two started quarreling on the couch.

It's about to become uncontrollable.

A voice came from outside, "Sir, it's getting late. Do you want to have dinner here?"

Su Ruojin:…

Zhao Lan:…

Have you slept until this hour?

Outside the door, Mao Ya saw Shuang Rui finally shouting, and then removed her hand from his throat, but her eyes were still as cannibalistic.

Shuangrui:…

Being alone and alone, the master seemed to be a bit too much, but when he saw the little lady's cannibalistic gaze, he snorted coldly. If he didn't feel that he was in the wrong, how could he let a girl like her succeed?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Shuangrui touched the throat where the yellow-haired girl had choked him. Unexpectedly, he couldn't bear it, so he had his throat choked. It was like ruining his reputation. How could he be allowed to live in the future? He looked at Santai guiltily.

Santai looked away, as if he had never seen this scene before.

Shuangrui:…

Is it useful to cover one's ears and steal the bell?

Anyway, there was no one at home, so Su Ruojin did stay at the hot pot restaurant for dinner, but it was not hot pot, but light food. After dinner, the rain outside had become lighter.

Zhao Lan sent Su Ruojin home.

When we arrived at Su's house, it was getting late and the thunderstorm was getting worse. Su Ruojin had no choice but to put him in the guest room of Su's house. This guy was even more disgusting, so she drove him to the guest room unceremoniously.

Early the next morning, after the heavy rain and strong wind, the sky turned blue and a few sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the corner of the courtyard fell to the ground. Ye Huaizhen, who got up early, picked up half of the basket.

Su Ruojin was very happy when she saw it, "I'll make some sweet-scented osmanthus wine for everyone to eat."

After the rain, the weather is a bit cold, so don't be too cozy with a bowl of warm sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine.

First, add a small amount of glutinous rice flour and knead it into a dough. When the water in the pot boils, cut the dough into small pieces, roll it into a round ball, and put it into the boiling water. Then add a small amount of glutinous rice flour and water to make a thick soup. Add rice wine and boil the wolfberry. When serving, add sugar and sweet-scented osmanthus.

A bowl of sweet and glutinous osmanthus wine is ready!

The group of people ate crab roe buns and rice cakes wrapped in fried dough sticks with sweet-scented osmanthus wine. They all ate to their satisfaction and were very happy.

After eating, Su Ruojin was ready to return to Weizhou County.

"Then the business here will be **** you, little prince."

Zhao Lan glanced at the pretendingly polite young lady and smiled without saying a word.

Su Ruojin smiled and asked Mao Ya and Chun Xiao to pack up and prepare to return to Wei County early tomorrow morning. This afternoon, she planned to visit Su Ji's shop.

"Brother Jin, if you are busy, go ahead and do it."

The young lady drove him away again.

Zhao Lan frowned and was about to say something.

The concierge father came over and said, "Second Madam, the Fourth Madam of the Yang family is looking for you."

Su Ruojin didn't tell Yang Birong when she came back this time. I don't know how she knew she was back.

Zhao Lan brushed his hands, meaning, you go and entertain the guests, I'll do it myself.

Su Ruojin: ...How can you do it yourself?

Zhao Lan went to Su Yanli's study.

Uh... This guy is really so free now?

Forget it, she doesn't care.

When Yang Siniang saw Su Ruojin, she smiled and said angrily, "If my housekeeper hadn't seen the little prince sending you back, I wouldn't have known you were coming back."

Su Ruojin smiled and said, "I came to Beijing this time for business."

"what business?"

"In the county my father is in charge of, there are no seeds in the wasteland for the time being, so I planted vegetables with a short production cycle, and I sold them in the shop."

"You even sell green vegetables?" Yang Siniang said as if you are really good at selling even cheap vegetables.

Su Ruojin rolled her eyes at her and could only smile again, "You are looking for me..."

Upon hearing her best friend's question, Yang Siniang sighed, "Ajin, it turns out that the family has become powerful, which is not good."

Su Ruojin: ...She has heard of it, but has not experienced it yet.

The two young ladies sat in the bedroom holding hands and talking quietly.

Yang Siniang couldn't hold back her words, "Ah Jin, as long as my father comes back, my parents will definitely have a big fight. I really hope that my father will come back less often than before, but for some reason, now my father comes back every day. So at home..." We quarreled every day.

Noisy every day? Thinking about what I heard about the promotion banquet and what I saw on the street yesterday, Mr. Yang will only become more and more arrogant and domineering. Mrs. Yang is a decent person and she will definitely not be able to stand it, which means there will be quarrels every day.

Thinking about this day... Su Ruojin felt sad.

"These are men's business. Just let your mother take care of the family and the business."

"Ajin, you don't know, just because my father handled these cases, the families of the victims came to mother's shop to make trouble, so mother and father started to make trouble."

Su Ruojin:…

She just said that Mrs. Yang is not a woman who puts her husband first, so does Mr. Yang's official position affect Mrs. Yang's business?

This... for a moment, Su Ruojin didn't know how to persuade her.

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