The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 460 Nine

But it was said that Shi Xiangyun recorded the roster of the maids in the Li Palace, Chen Ruijin was overjoyed and asked her for the list.Xiangyun was puzzled and said, "Is it useful for sister Chen to ask for that?"

Seeing her, Chen Ruijin seemed a bit suspicious, and said: "Just now Jia Cong discussed with a gentleman to start a business partnership, and this man happened to have a young daughter in the palace. It's just that he thought that his daughter was gone, so when Jia Cong asked him his name He refused to say. We thought, we can give it a try if it is not complete, what if it is still there? He is from Chang'an, his daughter was born in the capital, and his surname is Liu."

Shi Xiangyun thought for a moment when he heard the words and said: "I haven't read the list carefully, but I seem to remember a girl named Liu Mingyue who looks very good, and she was adopted by a health care hall."

Chen Ruijin was overjoyed: "Really? Her cousin's name is Liu Mingqiu!"

Shi Xiangyun had no doubts at all, and said aloud to the Buddha: "If I can find the families of those children, it will not be in vain for me to make a list." He stood up and looked in the cabinet in the south wing next door.

Chen Ruijin saw that her cabinet was the same as the special filing cabinet in the Lixiangyuan library, with various stickers on it, and said with a smile, "It looks like our library."

Shi Xiangyun said: "I learned the method from your library, and Brother Huan got the cabinet." While talking, he took out a booklet, "It's all here."

Chen Ruijin saw that the booklet was neat and tidy, and it was marked according to the place of origin, and those of the same place of origin were arranged in the order of the strokes of the surname, which was obviously re-copied after the fact, and praised: "Second Grandma Bao is so thoughtful! This is obviously for cheap The family members searched for their daughters; otherwise, wouldn’t it be much easier to make this list in the order of Yangshengtang?”

Shi Xiangyun sighed: "Although it has never been used, it is worth using it now."

Chen Ruijin couldn't help but looked up at her a few times: "No wonder Jia Cong said that the men of Jia's family may not be able to do anything, and all the women are talented, and Han married in."

Shi Xiangyun joked: "But I don't know when sister Chen will marry in?"

Chen Ruijin blushed slightly, lowered his head and said, "I've been very busy these days." From the corner of his eyes, Shi Xiangyun laughed, and hurriedly said, "I don't know if Liu Mingyue's native place in the capital is from Chang'an."

Shi Xiangyun saw that he was no longer able to tease her, so he could only say: "Look and see."

The two looked at the one in the capital first, but there was no Liu Mingyue; sure enough, they found Liu Mingyue's name in Chang'an, and the child was 11 years old this year.Chen Ruijin nodded and said: "Mr. Liu is over 30 years old, and his daughter is about the same age." There are as many as seven people surnamed Liu in the directory, and five of them are named "Liu Ming".Counting to the oldest fifteen this year, the youngest is only six years old.The oldest became a little Taoist nun, and the six-year-old was adopted by a family in Beijing, and the rest were scattered in various health care halls.

Chen Ruijin then borrowed this directory and hid it in his bosom, saluted Shi Xiangyun again, and said solemnly: "Thank you very much."

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly returned the gift: "It's nothing more than a little effort."

The next day, Chen Ruijin personally searched for the daughters of the Liu family in various health care halls and Taoist temples, but none of them were lost, and they were all still there.After a little probing, they all have some ideas for self-defense.Of the two Liu girls whose names are not of Ming characters, one entered the palace at the age of seven to do odd jobs, and the other was the Taoist nun, who was older and stronger in martial arts, about the same generation as Liu Si and Liu Xiaoqi.

At last she went to find the youngest.The girl's name was Liu Mingyi. Her adoptive father, Pan Xigui, was a carriage driver. Her adoptive mother, Qi, was good at needlework. She made clothes and embroidered at home for money.Chen Ruijin pretended to buy embroidery and went to their house to inquire about the details.The first time he saw Qi, he knew it was from the palace.

After seeing a few tricks, Chen Ruijin frowned slightly, and said, "It's too plain."

Qi said: "If you want to be richer, there are some! It just takes effort and the price is more expensive."

Chen Ruijin said: "Don't be afraid. To be honest, I saw a relative's handkerchief embroidered very well. She said she bought it from you, so she came over to have a look. I'm about to leave the pavilion, and I have a lot of things to prepare What." Said quietly blushing.

Qi hurriedly laughed and said, "So that's it! Congratulations girl! Wait a moment, girl, there are so many patterns!" Then she went inside and searched for a while, and found a large stack of flowers.

When Chen Ruijin took a look, it was obvious that they were all from the palace.While looking at the mouth, he said: "Can these sister-in-laws do it?"

Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, it's only better than the ones from Daxiuzhuang outside, not worse."

Chen Ruijin nodded, and looked at the embroidery work she was doing: "I believe in you. Sister-in-law's work can be an 'S'-level master in Camellia Embroidery Village."

Qi couldn't help asking: "What is an 'S' class master?"

Chen Ruijin said: "My sister-in-law doesn't know. I don't live in the capital, but I just come to do business. I live in Chengtian Mansion, Taiwan. The largest embroidery shop in our place is Camellia Embroidery Shop. The embroidery masters in it are graded according to their embroidery skills. , the highest level is the 'S' class. The salary is frighteningly high. I'm afraid the salaries of ordinary officials and lords can't compare to their fraction."

Qi laughed and said, "That's nonsense. How can there be an embroidery worker whose salary is comparable to that of the Shangguan."

"Why coax you." Chen Ruijin said, "Those 'S' class masters don't embroider ordinary gadgets, they embroider big ones. Let alone seven or eight embroidered screens and large hanging brocades hanging on the wall. They are all tributes to the king when they go abroad. If the big officials abroad sell them, one piece will cost thousands of silver. I have a fan bag from their master 'S' Ji, and I will show it to my sister-in-law tomorrow. .”

Qi said: "You just said that 'S' class masters don't embroider ordinary gadgets."

Chen Ruijin smiled and said: "Most of the jobs given to them by the embroidery workshop are large pieces, and they themselves usually embroider ideas for home use. To be honest, my husband's apprentice and daughter-in-law are the 'S' class masters of that family. So she gave me some gadgets. Because she is originally from Fujian, the flowers she embroiders are all from the south. I am from the capital, and I also want some northern style items."

Qi nodded: "I see."

Chen Ruijin then made a fool of himself.Although everything was good, she first chose an auspicious cloud peony, and asked Mrs. Qi to embroider a belt for her, "I'll send someone to bring the material back."Qi responded with a smile.When it came to the price, Qi said: "It's not too late to negotiate after the girl sees the things."

Chen Ruijin said: "Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that I will be stupid and not buy it?"

Qi pointed to a small white magnolia flower hairpin on her head and said: "Although this thing is small, the price is probably very high. The girl will not be stingy with such an idea."

Just as Chen Ruijin was about to speak, he heard someone shouting outside: "Mother~~Mother~~ I want to drink water." The curtain was lifted, and a little man ran in, "I'm so thirsty!"

Qi hurriedly stood up and poured water, and said: "I play with the boys all day long, and I am not afraid of heatstroke in such a hot day."

The little girl was wearing a red dress, braided, holding a tea bowl and gurgling, while Qi muttered beside her: "Drink slowly! What are you looking like! Girls have no rules."

The little girl drank it all up without hearing it, and raised her red face to show the bottom of the bowl to her mother: "More!"

Qi hurriedly sifted the water for her again: "I told you to drink slowly, do you hear me? No one is robbing you, what's the rush? What should I do if I choke?"

The little girl took the bowl and gulped it down, touched her small mouth and patted her belly: "I'm not thirsty anymore!" Qi said that she had no rules, she was obviously used to it, and she didn't hear a word Go in and look at Chen Ruijin with wide round eyes.

Chen Ruijin saw her face and understood: this child must be Qi's biological daughter, the mother and daughter look very similar.She asked, "Is this Miss Xiao Pan?"

Qi was startled and said: "This is left by my ex-husband."

The little girl also said loudly: "My surname is Liu~~"

Chen Ruijin knelt down and said, "So your surname is Liu. How old are you?"

The little girl stretched out a slap and said crisply with one finger: "Six years old!"

"What a smart child." Chen Ruijin said, "You and your mother really look alike!"

The little girl smiled sweetly: "Father also said that our mother and son look alike."

Qi hurriedly said: "Okay, you go back and wash your face! You are almost turning into a cat, what do you look like." The little girl made a face and ran away with a squeak.

Seeing their dilapidated home, Chen Ruijin took a piece of silver and said, "Sister-in-law must pay a lot of embroidery thread money first."

Qi hurriedly said: "It's too much."

Chen Ruijin was stunned: "A lot? With the job of my sister-in-law, how cheap are the usual things?"

Qi sighed: "Every big family has maids and servants who make clothes, shoes and socks, and most of the girls from small families can do some embroidery. Who will buy these things?"

Chen Ruijin sighed: "Sister-in-law is really not easy. Since this is the case, why don't you find a bigger embroidery factory to work?"

Qi said with a wry smile: "Those embroidered villages work day and night, and there is a child in my family. And how much money can they give the embroidered mother?"

Chen Ruijin shook his head: "That's right. Looking at it this way, Zhou's owner in Camellia Embroidery Workshop is actually a rare owner with a conscience." Nai said to her seriously, "Sister-in-law, don't refuse. Your work is worth it. You can't sell it at a low price because you usually sell it at a low price, and I will also take advantage of you." Seeing her sincerity, Qi had no choice but to accept it, thank you again and again.

Chen Ruijin bought another three or four small items before leaving.She didn't go far, she just waited nearby, waiting for Qi's husband Pan Xigui to come back to see who this person is.She saw the man as soon as he showed up.Little squeaky beardless—the eunuch.But Xiao Liu Mingyi was very close to him, she jumped up to meet him and called "Daddy".Pan Xigui smiled and picked her up and asked if she was good today, and what to eat tonight; Qi came out of the kitchen, and said that her daughter had gone to play with the wild boy again.

Chen Ruijin went back to Lixiangyuan to tidy up the meeting, and ordered someone to go to the kitchen to get dinner.Jia Cong first said: "Brother Feng found out that the witchcraft doll is indeed the work of Lin Luan. A cloth seller recognized her portrait. What about your place?"

Chen Ruijin said: "It's a long story."

"Then let's talk about it after dinner."

The two of them ate and rested for another quarter of an hour before Chen Ruijin started to talk about today's events from the beginning.When he heard that Qi's husband was an eunuch, Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Is it a living opposite food? Since she had a child with a member of the Liu family, why did she marry an eunuch?"

Chen Ruijin said softly: "The girl is six years old."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Chen Ruijin said: "The turmoil in Beijing was seven years ago. When Liu Mingyi was born, my master had gone to Chen Country."

Jia Cong calculated that when Liu Mingyi was still in her womb, the four generals were in trouble with the capital, and the female guards had disappeared after she was born!The Liu family used to raise sons but not daughters.Since she was a daughter, the Liu family didn't accept her, and her mother couldn't figure out how to support her in the palace.Just looking at Shi Xiangyun's directory, it says that the Qi family in the west of the city was adopted, so it can be seen that the Qi family left the palace first.And Liu Mingyi was only four years old when she was adopted.He asked: "The eunuch was not sent out of the palace, right?"

Chen Ruijin said: "If the eunuch wants to take the opportunity to escape, it is not difficult, there are many ways."

Jia Cong thought: "Liu Mingyi was four years old when she left the palace, and her mother had already left. From the time her mother left the palace to picking her up, how did she survive those days? It's an age that needs to be taken care of by adults. Palace The house is in such a mess, how could the mother be willing to leave her daughter alone? Either the Qi family or the eunuch Pan must have a very clear master, guessing that these little ones will be released from the palace sooner or later?"

Chen Ruijin said: "How do you guess this matter? There must be panic in the uterus. I guess Qi was sent out of the palace by force. She is young and good-looking, so she can be sent out to save money for the palace. Then At that time, the Empress Dowager hadn’t sold her title yet, so she was short of money. Eunuch Pan was afraid that she would entrust her daughter to him when she had no choice.”

Jia Cong nodded: "That's right. After the Qi family heard that they were going to let the young girl out of the palace again, she went outside the palace gate to guard her daughter and take her back. It's a pity. Eunuch Pan managed to get out of the palace with their mother and daughter. Reunited, we became a family. There is also true love for food."

Chen Ruijin said: "In my opinion, Mrs. Qi may still be thinking about the Liu family. Otherwise, why not let Liu Mingyi be named Pan? Also, Liu Mingyi's birthplace recorded by Grandma Bao is Chang'an. A four-year-old Can a girl still know that her hometown is Chang'an? Someone must be whispering in her ear. Qi also said that she is the daughter of her ex-husband. Knowing that Pan Xigui is a eunuch..."

"So she's still thinking about someone from the Liu family." Jia Cong pinched his chin, "That's right. The men from the Liu family are all skilled in martial arts, and it's easy to make women fall in love with them. Besides, Pan Xigui is not very useful."

Chen Ruijin said: "Although Pan Xigui is an eunuch, he is willing to go out every day to find a job to support his family. He is ten times stronger than the Liu family who just give birth and don't support them."

Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "I remember Mrs. Yang said that embroidery is the same as fingerprints, and everyone's embroidery is different?"

"good."

"What did you buy from Qi's?" Jia Cong blinked, "Is there anything I can use?"

Chen Ruijin went to the house and took those things out, two purses and two handkerchiefs.Jia Cong picked up a purse of Bingdi Furong and said, "I don't like such colorful things. But I'd better bring it with me tomorrow."

Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "To Liu's house?"

"Well, go to that Liu family. Try to see if someone can recognize this purse. If not, their family must have good eyesight." Jia Cong said, "Liu Mingyi is different from the daughter of the Liu family next to her. She has nothing to do with the female guard camp and There is a biological mother who is raising her, and even though her adoptive father is an eunuch, he loves her very much. If the Qi family and Pan Xigui love each other, I am not prepared to let the Liu family know her whereabouts. But now the Qi family may not forget her biological father. So, let's see if that man has in his heart the woman who was driven away by his family after the chaos in the palace."