The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

By the way, Jia Cong and Feng Ziying explained Chen Ruijin's life experience, and after waiting for a few days to see that neither he nor the King of Yan made any moves, they knew that they would not quarrel about this matter for the time being, and they could save their minds.Not long after An Sheng, he was still on business in the Imperial Academy this afternoon, when someone from Feng Ziying came over to call him.It turned out that Lin Luan went to Wucheng Brigade to report to the officials, saying that a little maid she had recently bought had died on the street.

A few days ago Lin Luan announced to people that the smallpox prescription was Jia Cong's, Feng Ziying sent people to ask why, she just said that it was Cong Sanye who saved her sister from the palace, and she was happy for him in her heart.Feng Ziying didn't believe it, so she ordered people not to startle her, and to stay near her house for a while.

This morning she sent a maid to go shopping, and Feng Ziying's people saw the maid poking her head after leaving the house, so they followed her.The servant girl didn't go to the market, but instead hired a carriage and went to an alley in the north of the city called Sesame Alley, where she quietly hid at the entrance of the alley and waited.Not long after, a very unusual blue cloth carriage drove up, and a young woman wearing ordinary cloth got off from it.Feng Ziying's spies said, that woman was dressed like a peony flower, which is rare in the world, and she behaved dignifiedly and well-mannered, obviously she was not a young lady from an ordinary family.The girl went into the alley alone, Lin Luan's servant girl followed her secretly, and the spies followed the servant girl secretly.The woman went into a Wang's noodle restaurant, the servant girl waited nearby, and the spies waited farther away.After half an hour, the woman came out of the noodle shop, walked slowly back to the alley and got on the car.The servant girl watched the car go far away, and then hired a car to go to Rongguo Mansion.Outside the back door, I waited for about a stick of incense under a big pagoda tree, when a kind woman came out and talked to her for a long time before going back.After leaving the old woman, the servant girl hired a car to go to the market to buy things, and finally brought the things back to Lin Luan's yard.When Jiang Jiang walked to the intersection, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and he fell to the ground lifeless after a while.Lin Luan got a report from the neighbor and rushed out to have a look. She felt that she died strangely, so she went to the government to report the case.

Because the spy was alone, he only followed the servant girl, not the carriage, and never found out who the beautiful woman was.Fortunately, I know where the noodle shop is.Feng Ziying sent someone to the noodle shop to check again. Everything else was normal, except for one thing that was wrong—the proprietress was extremely beautiful.Beauties are not common, and with Lin Luan and her mirror, all four beauties bumped into one place.Feng Ziying suddenly suspected that there was a trick here, and wanted Jia Cong to help the woman in Zha Rongguo Mansion, so she told him about it.

Jia Cong suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket, and he cursed Shi Li secretly in his heart.That guy didn't know what he was busy with, and left Lin Luan to cause trouble for nothing.He hurriedly asked the spies what the woman looked like, and hurried back to ask others to ask.Back in the mansion, Jia Cong solemnly called the steward to come over and ask him to investigate.

The steward went down and walked around for a while, then led a man back and said: "According to what I said, the villain sounds like a golden lady in the courtyard of Third Master Huan. This woman usually only cleans the yard, The idle work of pruning flowers and trees is always there, but today I can't find anyone around. I heard from their mother-in-law that her eldest son called her in the morning, and she went back to the yard after going out for a while; after lunch Then she disappeared again. The villain then called her eldest son over."

Jia Cong had already guessed in his heart that the woman was Jin Pozi, who was bribed by the Empress Dowager at the Rongguo Mansion.Because the empress dowager has already let them get into trouble, she hasn't touched this woman yet.This man must be Jin Da who loves to gamble, so he asked: "Who came to look for your mother this morning?"

Jin Da saw that he was not clever, so he was frightened and knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "I don't know. The old lady of the slave told the slave last night that a maid from another family came to see her for something important. Let the slave Go to the back door to guard. Whenever you see a little girl in green flowered clothes and a yellow turban standing under the big pagoda tree outside the back door, call her out. The servant obeys her order. The other servants don't know gone."

Jia Cong was not good at interrogating, so he asked about the maid's appearance before throwing it to Chen Ruijin, and ordered someone to search for Mrs. Jin.Not long after I ordered to go down, someone rushed to report that Mrs. Jin had been dead for a long time in the well.This is no fun.Jia Cong hurriedly pulled his horse to look for Feng Ziying, and told Chen Ruijin to go quietly to Wang's noodle shop, and then went to Jiang's house to ask whether the beautiful woman was Xue Baochai.

Feng Ziying was a little surprised when she heard the words: "Dead?"

Jia Cong nodded: "I blinked twice, I'm afraid I have to go and see that widow."

Feng Ziying smiled wryly and said, "There are more than two. Just now, my people have been investigating Sesame Lane for a while, and the widow's man also died suddenly, and also implicated another one who was silenced and one who disappeared."

"what?"

Feng Ziying shook her head and said: "That day I knew that the matter was endless, but it was inconvenient to check." He nodded with his fingers, "The shopkeeper of Yinfengju, the owner of the noodle shop, Lin Luan's little maid, your family mother-in-law."

Jia Cong shivered suddenly: "The people from Yinfengju came to our house to harass us on the eve before Brother Huan and the princess got married, and the shopkeeper died suddenly on the day after they got married. The woman in our family was in Huan The servants in the older brother's yard are in charge of cleaning the courtyard and pruning the flowers and trees. Oh my god... did the princess offend someone or brother Huan offended someone? Those two haven't come back after their honeymoon for almost two months."

Feng Ziying's eyes moved: "Is there any news from the two of them?"

"Yes." Jia Cong said, "I got a letter a few days ago. The two of them were visiting Buddha statues in the caves in Luoyang, and they even wrote some broken poems."

Feng Ziying stood up and took a few steps: "Although I don't know what happened, it is obvious that this matter is aimed at the two of them. The death of the shopkeeper in front of Yinfengju must have happened unexpectedly." He turned and nodded Jia. Cong, "Your weird temperament." Jia Cong pouted. "The owner of the noodle shop was silenced, I'm afraid it was because he didn't hide his words. The little maid and the mother-in-law were silenced, and my people will follow them, so that the people behind the scenes will find out."

Jia Cong rubbed the back of his head: "Since Lin Luan newly bought that little maid, someone might have managed to send it over, or it might have been bought temporarily. Lin Luan probably has nothing wrong with it, otherwise why would she report the case?"

Feng Ziying said: "Let someone check Huan'er's yard carefully first, but there is nothing wrong with it."

Jia Cong said: "No way! Our family is very strict." Feng Ziying glared at him, and Jia Cong heyed twice, "Yes, we will investigate when we get back." After a while he said, "Why don't you help me?" shall we check?"

Feng Ziying thought for a while: "Alright, I'll have someone check it out, it's more thorough than yours."

Jia Cong said: "Do you want to check Yinfengju? Why do the old and new shopkeepers have friendship with the same noodle shop owner?"

Feng Ziying said: "I don't know about the dead one, but now this Ma is a well-rounded man. I'll go and find out tomorrow." Jia Cong agreed, and the two talked for a while, and he went back to his house. .

It never occurred to Jia Cong to come back before dinner, with a strange expression and frowning.Feng Ziying was sitting thinking about something, trying to straighten out the case; seeing him, she hurriedly asked, "What are you doing back?"

Jia Cong sat down opposite him, and said, "You don't need to check that beautiful woman in the carriage."

"you know?"

"She just came to our house to look for me." Jia Cong said, "It's Jiang's sister-in-law."

"Who?"

"Xue Pan's sister."

Feng Ziying was startled: "It's her?"

Jia Cong nodded and said: "I asked my opinion about something, and I wanted to keep it from Big Brother Xue. I went to that noodle shop together with Big Brother Xue a few days ago, as if I fell in love with that beautiful widow. "

Feng Ziying was stunned for a long time: "No way! He has been with everyone Liu for so many years, and he has never even touched a fan."

Jia Cong sighed: "Is that why Big Sister Xue has a headache. Didn't her son pass away? A widow is also a woman... If she gave birth to a man and a half woman, what is her son? So she went to find the widow to negotiate a business today. , give her 3000 taels of silver, and let her leave the capital. The widow refused, and only said that the two of them are innocent. Right now, they are frozen."

Feng Ziying frowned and said, "Xue Pan's sister went to see the widow, how could Lin Luan's servant girl know?"

Jia Cong spread his hands: "God knows! I asked her when she decided to go, and she said that yesterday she was ready to go today. I am afraid that someone in the Jiang family will be bribed by the people behind the scenes. Besides, even Big Brother Xue Falling in love with a widow, what does it have to do with our family? How did the golden lady get involved?"

Feng Ziying said: "Anyway, I will check Huan'er's yard first tomorrow." After a long while, he shook his head and said, "I don't believe that fool Xue would fall in love with others. It has been many years, and I haven't seen any beauty like him. Yes. Could it be that her sister made a mistake?"

Jia Cong rested her cheeks and said, "Why don't we go and ask? I really like Liu Aiyun. Hey, what's the matter. Thanks to Xue Pan, I've always been an infatuated seed."

Feng Ziying knocked on the table: "Come over tomorrow."

Jia Cong slapped his head listlessly and nodded: "If I didn't already have a sweetheart, I would never believe in love again." Feng Ziying poked his finger.

As everyone knows, Xue's family is also busy at this moment.Xue Pan puffed his cheeks and sat on the main seat, saying, "I don't agree anyway." Sitting beside him were Liu Aiyun, Xue Baochai and Jiang Zirong.

Baochai smiled wryly and said, "Isn't there no other way? My sister-in-law doesn't mind anymore."

Liu Aiyun was sitting upright: "I mind."

Xue Pan glanced at his sister: "Did you hear that? Your sister-in-law doesn't mind."

Baochai persuaded: "Ms. Jiang was originally doing a secret business for the Empress Dowager. If she is dragged to Master Feng, wouldn't it be difficult for the Empress Dowager to do business?"

Xue Pan said: "The knighthood is useless these days. You and your mother insisted on buying it, and I didn't stop it. I just thought it was a donut for the two of you. Now that there are so many messes involved, four or five people have been arrested for no reason. Shut up, why bother to get involved in this? Our family has constant business dealings with Rongguo Mansion, Pingan Prefecture, and various princes. What do we need titles for? Look, how many of those Gongmenhou mansions can do it? Have a good time?"

Baochai said: "Buying a noble title is not like buying a reputation. I didn't see the Rongguo Mansion buying it? Aside from the good looks, it is a show of loyalty to the court after all."

Liu Aiyun asked, "Which imperial court?"

Xue Pan immediately followed up: "Which court? The empress dowager's idea is not as important as an ordinary prince."

Baochai said slowly, "Mrs. Situ." She glanced at her elder brother and sister-in-law, "Our family is already rich enough to rival a country. Because we have relatives with the uncle of the Rongguo Mansion who merged Guangdong and Guangxi, the King of Yan would not move us. If it weren't for these two Family, can we still hold such a large property? Just think of it as a way to send some money to Situ's family. "

Liu Aiyun said: "Auntie, grandma, your brother doesn't agree with you buying a noble, but he doesn't approve of you hiding the use of the noodle restaurant for the empress dowager. Now that King Yan is powerful, the empress dowager is just a show. If or He got the real letter from elsewhere, how can our family explain to King Yan?"

Baochai said: "The first time that noodle restaurant talked about the title business was with us. No one had ever talked about it before." She said and looked back at her husband.

Jiang Zirong was pretending to be wandering, but now he had no choice but to say: "That Miss Jiang only said that she covered it up this time."

Xue Pan pointed to his nose and said, "How can I tell a lie!"

Baochai stumbled and said, "Isn't that all right if you just say that you blinded her for a while?"

Xue Pan poked his neck and said, "She doesn't look like that, why did I get lost? She's not as good-looking as Ai Yun." Then someone laughed out loud.

Xue Baochai hurriedly turned her head and said, "Sister Chen, don't just laugh, but also help persuade me twice."

Chen Ruijin was sitting in the guest seat, and said with a smile, "It's not difficult to settle this matter, Dadong Xue doesn't need to worry about it. You just say Mrs. Jiang misunderstood."

Xue Pan clapped his hands and said, "I love to listen to sister Chen's words. Why did I have a crush on some widows? It was they who framed me." Xue Baochai shook his head again.

Chen Ruijin said: "Now it's obvious that the noodle shop is not only selling noodles, but must have done some improper business. Dadong Xue just told Mr. Feng that you were going to discuss business with the widow. Mrs. Jiang misunderstood and provoked a joke."

Xue Baochai hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, why did Sister Chen let me pretend to go to Rongguo Mansion, and let Brother Cong and Master Feng talk nonsense?"

Chen Ruijin said: "Although Mrs. Jiang is in charge of many businesses of the Xue family, she is still a woman. Mrs. Jiang, since most men in the world look down on women, why not let them underestimate you? Mrs. Feng only thinks you are a somewhat capable queen. Housewife is of great benefit to the Xue family."

Xue Baochai felt a little unhappy, sat for a while and said: "What is the origin of that maid who is following me?"

Chen Ruijin said: "Jia Cong will investigate with Mr. Feng."

"You don't know yet?"

"I don't know." Chen Ruijin sighed, "It would be easier if I knew." Seeing that everything can be barely concealed now, it is actually a great crisis for Jia Cong.Over the years, he has used Situ Pan, the Empress Dowager and the two Liu families to hide three pieces and reveal two pieces.If there is any leak of information, or if two parties can join together to carefully check his words and deeds, this guy has to be exposed. "You don't have to worry about Miss Jiang's incompetence. The noodle shop was originally a secret business, so let the officials know about it? I'm afraid it has closed and left. Where will it open next time and what kind of business will it be? Say two more."

Xue Pan asked: "What do Sister Chen and Miss Jiang mean, to coax Feng Ziying tomorrow to tell me what kind of business is the noodle shop really doing?"

Chen Ruijin smiled slightly: "Smuggling Western firearms."