At night, Ruan Hongjing felt quite at ease after reading Zhao Yuyun's letter, curled up and fell asleep in the prison.On the other hand, Zhao Yuyun couldn't sleep, and stood in the yard worrying about Ruan Hongjing's suffering.

The housekeeper brought a soothing soup and persuaded: "Master, Miss Ruan sat at the gate for the whole night last night, and you also sat in the study for the whole night. The people from the Imperial City Department came to report just now, saying that Miss Ruan gave nothing except for her calf. The iron nail was wounded. Everything else is fine, and I’m sleeping peacefully now. My lord, there are many people in the prison watching Miss Ruan, and nothing will happen to her. My lord, drink some soothing soup and be well. Go to sleep."

Zhao Yuyun picked up the medicine bowl and drank the tranquilizing medicine in one gulp.The housekeeper said guiltily, "My lord, it's the old slave who is incapable of managing the house, and let the woman in the backyard bump into Miss Ruan, causing so many troubles."

Zhao Yuyun said: "The housekeeper doesn't need to blame himself too much, I do things with my own sense of propriety."

Early the next morning, Xie Jinrui and Zuo Gaoxu came to visit the prison.Ruan Hongjing asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Zuo Gaoxu twisted the corner of his mouth and said: "Someone saw you taken away by the people from the Imperial City Department in the alley. It happened that the person knew your landlord, so the old landlord sent someone to inform me. However, when I went to Hanlin I didn’t know about it until I returned to my residence after the office was over. The night before yesterday, you spent 200 taels to treat us to dinner. If I had known that it was the money you sacrificed your life for, I would definitely have eaten all the vegetable soup. Finished."

Ruan Hongjing smiled bitterly.Xie Jinrui glared at Zuo Gaoxu, and reprimanded: "It's this time, why are you joking." Turning to Ruan Hongjing, he said, "Xiaojing, how much bribe did you take?"

Ruan Hongjing stretched out a hand and spread five fingers.Seeing this, Xie Jinrui raised his head and patted his forehead angrily, and said, "Xiao Jing, when did you become so courageous? You have only been in office for a few days, and you are still a rookie in the officialdom. If you know a few people, you dare to accept 5000 taels, you really deserve it. Hey, how much do you have left now?"

Ruan Hongjing said: "Four thousand eight hundred taels!"

Xie Jinrui said: "Fortunately, you only spent 200 taels. I asked Su Zhaoning to beg her cousin to see if I can get you out."

Ruan Hongjing said: "Jinrui, no need, the third envoy already knows about my situation."

Zuo Gaoxu was surprised, and asked: "How can the third envoy help you?"

Xie Jinrui explained: "The third envoy, Zhao Yuyun, is Su Zhaoning's cousin, the one who was beaten to the brim by an unscrupulous merchant last time."

Zuo Gaoxu said: "Could it be that Su Zhaoning went to beg his cousin?"

Xie Jinrui frowned, and said, "Su Zhaoning doesn't know about this yet. Xiaojing, you have something to hide from me!"

Zuo Gaoxu was well-informed, his head flashed, and he came up with a bold guess: "Xiaojing, Zhao Yuyun has a crush on you? Is Zhao Yuyun broken sleeves or a man and a woman?"

When Zuo Gaoxu said this, Ruan Hongjing blushed instantly.

Zuo Gaoxu sighed, and said: "Now I finally understand the reason why Xiaojing and I can stay in the capital. Xiaojing, being Zhao Yuyun's male favorite is better than losing his life. This man's heart is fickle, and when the time comes He's tired of you, so he took the initiative to let you go. If Zhao Yuyun doesn't let you go, Jinrui and I will definitely find a way to make you leave the capital."

Xie Jinrui and Ruan Hongjing said their heartfelt words: "Xiaojing, you never liked to read since you were a child, but you are good at calculating, and you are quick and accurate in calculating accounts. Everyone said that I have outstanding talent and good articles, but I think you You are more talented. After all, there are many people around me who can write articles, but you are the only one who can make good calculations. Since I was a child, I felt that you should not be buried in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, so I tried my best to urge you to study, even Let you memorize essays to take the exam. If I had known that today would happen, I would not have urged you to study. Being a shopkeeper of a grocery store and dawdling around is much better than being in prison now."

Xie Jinrui was sad and couldn't help crying.Ruan Hongjing really wanted to tell her friends the secret of her disguise as a man, but she held back, because now is not the time to reveal the secret.

Ruan Hongjing comforted Xie Jinrui: "Jinrui, don't be like this. Without your constant supervision, how could I have come to the capital to see the big world. It is said that Lu Yao knows horsepower and sees people's hearts after a long time. Now I am in a prison, can you not Come to see me to avoid suspicion, I am really glad to have such a good friend like you..."

Before Ruan Hongjing finished speaking, the jailer shouted, "It's time to visit the prison, you should leave quickly."

After Xie Jinrui and Zuo Gaoxu left, Ruan Hongjing sat on the pile of straw, hugged her knees and remained silent.The more Ruan Hongjing thought about it, the sadder she became, and she burst into tears.

Zhao Yuyun walked slowly to the door of the cell, and called softly, "Xiaojing!"

Hearing a familiar voice, Ruan Hongjing raised his head and saw that it was Yushu Linfeng, the gentle and refined Zhao Yuyun. Ruan Hongjing laughed through tears!

The jailer opened the door, and Ruan Hongjing ran out and stood in front of Zhao Yuyun, carefully sizing up Zhao Yuyun's tired face.

Zhao Yuyun smiled gently at Ruan Hongjing, and Ruan Hongjing blushed instantly.Ruan Hongjing smiled and said, "Did you lose sleep because of my affairs? It's all because of me, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhao Yuyun was full of thoughts at this time, but he couldn't speak, so he held Ruan Hongjing's hand tightly and led her out of the prison.

The housekeeper had already prepared fragrant soup and meals. Ruan Hongjing washed them from head to toe. She was dressed in women's clothing and her long hair was still loose. She walked from the room to the dining room. Zhao Yuyun smiled gently at Ruan Hongjing, and immediately blushed again. Ruan Hongjing's face.

Ruan Hongjing took out a bank note from his lapel, handed it to Zhao Yuyun, and said, "Four thousand eight hundred taels."

Zhao Yuyun pointed to the memorial on the table and said: "In the memorial to impeach you, it is written that you accepted 5000 taels of bribes."

Ruan Hongjing smiled sheepishly, and said, "For the 200 taels, Xie Jinrui, Zuo Gaoxu, and Su Zhaoning have gone to dinner."

Zhao Yuyun sighed, and said pitifully, "I'm so pitiful. Someone is rich, but he never thought of inviting me to dinner. My status in someone's heart is really low."

Ruan Hongjing smiled embarrassingly, and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry!"

Ruan Hongjing picked up the memorial and looked at it, then asked in puzzlement, "Why did the memorial sent to Dali Temple fall into your hands?"

Zhao Yuyun said: "If the memorial to impeach you doesn't fall into my hands, you can wait until the autumn queen to ask for execution."

Ruan Hongjing lowered her head pitifully and said nothing, Zhao Yuyun couldn't bear it, hugged Ruan Hongjing, put her head on Ruan Hongjing's collarbone, and said softly: "Xiaojing, don't be so impulsive again, okay?"

Ruan Hongjing nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I will never be so impulsive again!"

Ruan Hongjing suddenly remembered the women in the backyard, and pushed Zhao Yuyun away, angrily said: "The reason why I committed such an impulsive crime is because I was so angry at the women in the backyard that I lost my head. Zhao Yuyun, you This emotional liar, what did you say about 'I wish to win a heart, and the white head will not be separated', bullshit!"

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