[Red House] Release a concubine and have children

Since Xue Qinshi came here with great fanfare, it is naturally impossible to just meet Fu Li and say a few words that sound shocking, but in fact there is no evidence at all.Seeing that Fu Li believed at least seven or eight percent of what she just said, she simply took out a small paper bag from her sleeve pocket.

Fu Li turned his head and winked at Dongxia, asking her to take the paper bag.

"The bread here is opaque and flakes." Xue Qinshi smiled, "Because I learned that the imperial court photographed the imperial envoys to the two provinces of Huguang, no matter what the real plans of the local officials are, at least on the surface, Dingweihou is It is impossible to detect opium and poppy."

Fu Li nodded, she understands how to save face.

After opening the paper bag, it was indeed as Xue Qinshi said, that there were some scattered opium and tablets inside.

Xue Qin looked eagerly at the paper bag in Fu Li's hand: "With our Xue family's current status, it is impossible to be seen by the magistrate and others. Generally speaking, it is impossible to come into contact with poppies, crows, pieces."

Fu Li understood what Xue Qinshi meant, but she just smiled and said: "Didn't you say before that the No. [-] sea merchant in Guanghai Prefecture is reselling these drugs and drugs by sea boats?" ?Your husband has such a close relationship with the No. [-] marine merchant. Who knows whether he knows about it or not? I even suspect that he is yelling, "Stop the thief." That crow, piece, are you really sure it's not your husband who is envious of others making money, so you Also moved your mind?"

Xue Qinshi's face was sullen, a little angry at Fu Li's words.

But she also knew that the Xue family's reputation outside the country was really not good, so she couldn't find a way to refute Fu Li's words, so she could only take out another piece of paper: "Master also knows that the Xue family has a bad reputation, so I am more worried about Hou. Lord Hou didn't believe what he said. In order to get rid of his suspicion, before Lord Hou and Mrs. Hou came to Huzhou, he took the opportunity of doing business with these officials and masters to secretly contact the servants of their family and inquire about the government. Who are the people who are smoking Fulu ointment on the Internet? This is the list of officials that the master found out by himself. Oh, I forgot to explain to Mrs. Hou that this Fulu ointment is what the capital calls opium and tablets, because The locals firmly believe that smoking phlox can make them live longer, so they gave this thing an alias of phlox. We didn't know much about phlox, so when we found out that this thing appeared on our boat , The master also specially asked people to choose paper that is not easy to absorb water, and I don’t know if it will be useful.”

Fu Li's eyebrows twitched. She always felt that Xue Qinshi's last sentence was weird, but all her attention was attracted by the list. She didn't pay much attention to it, but turned her head to ask someone to take the list.

Then, she discovered that most of the officials' names in Huguang and Guangxi provinces were recorded on it. The husbands of those officials' wives who came here today were almost wiped out. None escaped.

Fu Li's expression was not very good-looking, but after thinking about it, those whistleblowing officials had already said that the prefects of the two provinces of Huguang and those overseas forces, in order to control local officials and prevent them from reporting, used various The method made those officials and their family members who were not interested in opium and film addicted to drugs and drugs. Therefore, although the list in Xue Qinshi's hand looks very appalling, it is not beyond expectations.

Fu Li thought for a while, put away the list by himself, and then looked at Xue Qinshi: "Don't worry, Mrs. Xue, I will definitely hand over this list to Lord Hou in person. The loyalty of your Xue family to the imperial court is guaranteed. It will also be conveyed verbatim."

Xue Qinshi breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Fu Li.

She was born beautiful, but when she smiled before, it may be because of other emotions, so she didn't look very attractive. Now that she has completely let go of her heart, Xue Qinshi's smile reveals a bit of innocence and kindness. Gao Jie came, bright and eye-catching.

Fu Li could tell at a glance that this Mrs. Xue Qin was very much loved by her husband at home.She couldn't help being a little curious: "I heard you said that your husband worked so hard to give the child better conditions, but from your appearance, it seems that you are not very old. I wonder how old is the wife's child?"

When it comes to children, the expression on Xue Qin's face becomes gentle: "Returning to Mrs. Hou, the women are already in their twenties this year, and they have raised a son and a daughter under their knees. The eldest son Xue Biao is six years old this year. Female Baoqin is still young, she is more than four years old."

Fu Li blinked, and was stunned for a while before thinking of Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin.

As far as the men in the whole book of A Dream of Red Mansions are concerned, although all of them have good identities, Fu Li completely despises them when it comes to their actions.No matter whether it is the men who are completely incompetent in the family, or those who are related to the Jia family, none of them are good. Only Xue Biao who appeared in the later period can barely be regarded as a young talent, who spent a lot more ink than before. I don't know how much better Xue Pan is.In the Dream of Red Mansions, Xue Baoqin is called a perfect person by many people. Many fans even think that she is the number one beauty in the Red Mansions.

And the woman in front of her is the mother of the two brothers and sisters.

No wonder he looks so good.

Fu Li thought of the description of Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin in the Red Mansion, and he actually had a good impression of Xue Qinshi in his heart.

Judging from Xue Biao's character, we can know that his parents are not the kind of people who blindly spoil their children, and judging from Xue Baoqin's experience of traveling with his family when he was a child, we can know that this pair of parents should not be pedantic, nor patriarchal. temper.

Although it is not possible to simply and rudely think that this couple must be good people because of Tu Min's education of the children, but because of the two brothers and sisters Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin, Fu Li's perception of this couple is no longer directly linked to the Xue family, and can It is true to look at them more peacefully, and even have a good impression of them.

Xue Qinshi was sensitively aware of the change in Fu Li's attitude, and after thinking about it for a while, she understood when Fu Li's eyes towards her began to change.Thinking of her two children, Xue Qinshi also came to have a chat.

She happily talked about many anecdotes about her two children, and her tone was full of tenderness when talking about her two children. It can be seen that she should love her two children very much.

This is Fu Li's first

Is this the first time I heard someone mention the characters in the original Dream of the Red Chamber?

She and Jia Min have met several times, but their positions are not very friendly. It is not easy for her to ask Jia Min and Lin Daiyu about things.And she didn't have much contact with the Jia family, so naturally she couldn't get in touch with the original characters of the Jia family.

She simply liked the book Dream of the Red Chamber, but she was not so curious about the characters in the book, so she didn't think it was a big deal.

Unexpectedly, when she came to Huzhou, which is so far away from the capital, she unexpectedly met Xue Baoqin's mother.

She was also very curious about Xue Baoqin, so when Xue Qinshi left, she smiled and invited her: "Next time you have a chance, bring your two children with you, I like children very much. "

Of course, Xue Qinshi would not refuse such a good opportunity, she agreed without any hesitation.

It was almost dark when Wei Yan came back from the yamen.

Fu Li hurriedly asked someone to prepare food and hot water, but Wei Yan refused: "Eat first, then the hot water will be useless. After eating, I have to go to work, so I won't take a bath."

"It's okay to go to the business after taking a bath," Fu Li shook his head, "You've been busy all day today, and you're already tired. It's better to take a bath and relax, so that you don't get hurt when you go to the business later. It’s not good to be too tired and fall asleep directly.”

Wei Yan thought for a while, then simply nodded: "That's fine, then take a bath."

Only then did Fu Li order his servants to go to the kitchen to prepare hot water, and wait for Wei Yan to finish his dinner before taking a rest, the time was just right.

After dinner, Fu Li looked at Wei Yan: "Didn't you come back early every day in the past few days, why didn't you come back so late today? It seems that you haven't finished your business yet?"

Wei Yan smiled: "I just arrived, and I haven't figured out anything yet. Naturally, these people will not entrust me with real official duties. I'm fine. Don't I come back early every day? But yesterday I took over There was a news that there were merchant ships docking at the pier, so without notifying anyone, they took the guards of the government soldiers to the pier and intercepted all the merchant ships, while the other officials did not react. When it was time, he directly asked his soldiers to search all the ships, and then caught them on the spot."

What he said was calm, as if it was a simple matter to search the goods with soldiers and merchant ships, but the danger involved, just thinking about it, Fu Li felt terrified

It is said that cutting someone's money is like killing one's parents. Facing the vicious Wei Yan, wouldn't those ship owners and the officers and soldiers guarding near the pier resist?

But since Wei Yan arrived home safely no matter yesterday or today, it is obvious that the danger has been resolved by him, and it has not affected his actions in Huzhou in the slightest.

Seeing the fear on Fu Li's face, Wei Yan hurriedly explained: "Huangguang provinces are important places for naval forces, and the local military defenses can be regarded as tight. But I have already connected with the naval forces before I went there, and I know that the magistrate and others People haven't been able to get in touch with these military generals. After the emperor gave the order, the prefect and others have no chance to control these generals with opium and tablets. And once there are no these generals to provide protection for the prefect and others, I will take Those soldiers who came didn't pay attention to the rabble on the dock at all."

He smiled, "Don't worry, I also know that I have a family now, and I will check the conditions before doing things, and I won't act recklessly."

Only then did Fu Li feel relieved.

After a pause, she was curious: "Did you find anything?"

Wei Yan nodded: "We found it, but not many. After I arrested the owner of the ship and interrogated me, I learned that the first dock for these ships was at Guanghai, and the cargo on board had already been unloaded at Guanghai Mansion." Because they knew that I was coming, those people didn’t agree to let people transport opium and tablets to Huzhou, but the owner of the ship saw Qian Qian’s eyes, and felt that when others were unwilling to transport phlox to Huzhou , if he brought Fulu ointment to Huzhou to sell, he would definitely be able to sell it at a good price, so he independently advocated and shipped all his products to Huzhou. Who would have imagined it, and it fell directly into my hands? I Through the owner of the ship, I also asked several officials who had contact with him."

Fu Li was stunned: "Have you caught someone?"

Wei Yan lowered his face: "They're all young people, and they were all gone before I came to arrest them."

It took Fu Li a while to understand what the so-called "all gone" meant, and then her expression became gloomy: "These people are really...deserving death!"

Wei Yan stretched out his hand to grab Fu Li's hand, patted it, and said: "When I catch them all, these people will definitely not be able to please them, you just need to rest assured."

Fu Li frowned: "If according to what you said, those merchant ships are not willing to transport Fulu ointment to Huzhou, what should these local addicts in Huzhou do if they become addicted?"

She looked up at Wei Yan with a solemn expression, "Do they have other channels?"

Wei Yan nodded: "There must be, but this can only be checked slowly, and this channel will definitely not be found in a short time."

Fu Li sighed and didn't speak.

Wei Yan quickly changed the subject: "Because of this incident, those officials also know that I am not easy to mess with, and they are even more worried that if I continue to wander around like this, they will ruin their good business again, and even meet some people they don't want me to meet. It’s nothing to do with it, so today I handed over all the official duties accumulated before, and even sent some official duties that are not under my management to my desk.”

After finishing speaking, Wei Yan couldn't help sneering, "They can only use such small tricks."

But Fu Li was very worried: "If you have been locked in the yamen, how can you find out how many people in Huguang and Guangxi provinces are involved in the reselling of opium and opium? The emperor appointed you as an imperial envoy, There will be no deadline, right? If the deadline is up and you haven't found any evidence, won't the emperor blame you?"

"You forgot, even though I am an imperial envoy, I am not the only one who can be trusted by the emperor in Huguang provinces." Wei Yan smiled, "If it wasn't for the fact that Huguang provinces have become popular in taking phlox ointment, and worried about the fact that they would even install The spies here have also acquired bad habits,

The emperor will not send me here. "

After all, what Wei Yan used to do was fighting wars, apprehending criminals, and investigating crimes. Although he also did things like this, he couldn't do it as smoothly as professionals.

This time, too, the biggest reason he was sent here was to suppress the formation. Of course, if someone really dared to mess around, the Shangfang sword in his hand was not fake, and he could cut them down directly to make an example.

Fu Li understood and felt more relaxed.

She thought of the evidence that Xue Qinshi gave her today, and raised her hand to hand over the list and opium that Xue Qinshi gave her to Wei Yan: "Today, there was a Mrs. Xue at the banquet, from a branch of the Xue family in Jinling. It just so happens that now, He became a sea merchant after Xue's family was stolen. He asked his wife to let me pass on some things to you."

Wei Yan took the list and the paper bag. He looked at the list and didn't pay much attention to it. After all, although he didn't know it clearly, it was impossible for the emperor to know about the nails planted in Huguang and Guangxi. There is likely to be more information than this list.

Instead, he cared more about the paper bag.

A flash of light flashed in Fu Li's mind, but because his attention was on Wei Yan, he couldn't catch it immediately, and he didn't speak rashly.

After a while, just when Fu Li thought that Wei Yan was going to stare at the paper bag for eternity, Wei Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he swept all the opium in the paper bag aside, and then put the bag inside The paper on Opium was drawn out.

Fu Li looked at Wei Yan blankly: "Ming Jing, is there something on this piece of paper..."

She suddenly remembered some plots she had seen in TV dramas before, and her whole body cheered up, "Is this piece of paper not ordinary? Can handwriting appear when it is exposed to water, or will it appear when it is baked on fire?"

Wei Yan burst out laughing: "You know these things well."

But he quickly shook his head, "I always feel that there is something wrong with this piece of paper, but I have never had contact with that Xue Renming, and I don't know what method he will use, so I can only try it one by one. .”

Worried, Fu Li went to bring a basin of water himself, and put it directly on the table in front of Wei Yan: "You burn the candle first to see if there are any writings, and then put it in the water for a try."

Whether it is to display characters when it encounters fire or encounters water, it is actually a well-known chemical reaction in modern times, and as long as it is a chemical reaction, chemical reagents are definitely needed. If the chemical reagents used to write on this paper are not sensitive to water The kind of reaction, I am afraid that the chemical reagent will melt in the water, and even if it is put on the fire, it will be useless.

Wei Yan obviously thought the same way, so after listening to Fu Li's words, he directly took the paper to the candle flame and lightly set it on fire.

But after several minutes passed, there was no trace on the paper.

The two looked at each other, and Wei Yan was about to put the paper into the water.

Fu Li just watched Wei Yan's tentativeness quietly, but when he was about to put the piece of paper into the basin, she suddenly let out a low cry and successfully interrupted Wei Yan's movements.

Wei Yan turned to look at Fu Li suspiciously: "Madam, what's wrong?"

Fu Li couldn't tell what was wrong, she just...

"When you were about to put this piece of paper into the water just now, my heart skipped a beat. I always felt that if I put this piece of paper into the water, this piece of paper might really be useless, so..." She wrinkled Frowning, he suggested in a low voice, "Why don't we put the paper directly into the water so boldly?"

Wei Yan did not deny Fu Li's words, but asked, "Madam, what do you think should be done?"

Fu Li thought for a while: "Let's dip our fingers in a little water and smear some on the middle to see if there are any writings on it. If there is, we will put the paper in the water directly. If not, I think we will take it again. Use water to slowly expand the position? If there is no writing, then I think, either this piece of paper cannot be used with water, and another method must be found, or you just want to find that there is no other information recorded on this piece of paper. too much."

Wei Yan didn't even hesitate, and nodded resolutely: "Just do as Madam said, I always feel that there must be other information on this, it's better to be careful."

The two quickly followed Fu Li's method to test, but what was unexpected and reasonable was that the white paper after soaking in water had no trace except water stains.

Unwillingly, Wei Yan tried again, but the result was still the same.

Just when the two were at a loss, Fu Li accidentally touched the white paper, and suddenly felt the uneven touch.

She was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she suddenly thought of a way.

Fu Li got up and went to the study to get an ink stick. Wei Yan thought she was going to grind and write, but he didn't see her take out the brush and inkstone, so he was a little puzzled: "Madam, what did you bring the ink stick for?"

Fu Li smiled and waved his hands: "You'll know what the ink sticks are for after a while."

After she finished speaking, she stopped looking at Wei Yan, but took the piece of paper in front of her, and then gently dabbed on it with the ink stick. Soon, some "white" writing appeared on the white paper.

Wei Yan immediately understood Xue Renming's method of conveying information: "He wrote it on paper with sharp and colorless objects? This is not common."

This method is actually simpler and easier to be discovered than using chemical reagents that change color under high temperature or water, but Wei Yan is more familiar with the latter because he has dealt with the spies under Emperor Yonghe all the year round. , subconsciously thought that they were the latter two methods of transmitting messages, but I was not familiar with the method used by Xue Renming, so I didn't think of it for a while.

Now that they found an effective method, the two people with strong mobility naturally filled the entire paper with ink sticks, and the content recorded on it also appeared in front of their eyes.

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