Chapter 112

King Yin's residence

sitting in his study, King Yin casually turned over the news from spies from all over the country. It was nothing more than the trend of some local officials, which was extremely boring.

Throw the fold on the table, and the king leans back and pinches his eyebrows.

Seeing some sweat on his forehead, eunuch Liu picked up the fan and gave it to him gently: "you seem to have something on your mind, Lord."

The king of Yin held his fingers in the center of his eyebrows and said, "what do you mean by Ji Mingxiu's words that day?"

Eunuch Liu paused and asked, "which sentence does the Lord mean?"

King Yin said, "he told me that the man who had a romantic night with Big Joe five years ago might not be my king. Maybe it was him. Was he crazy to say such shameless words to my king?"

Eunuch Liu said with a smile, "he is very angry with you. His wife and your children have been born. Who will not tell master Jingyun that it is your son?"

"I think so, too." King Yin was relieved and in a good mood. "I don't think he is really treating Qiao, but it's against me that he grabs everything from me. If I don't care about big Qiao, I don't think he will look at big Qiao any more."

Eunuch Liu flattered and said, "the Lord is right."

In the study of siheyuan, Ji Ming, who was maliciously speculated by a prince, sat in the study and looked seriously at Hai shisan, who reported the news to him: "after checking for so long, did you find out an unknown person for me?"

Hai shisan is ashamed. Before he defected to the Lord, he was a famous Bai Xiaosheng in the river and lake. He mainly sold news and claimed that everything in the world was unknown. After he surrendered to the Lord, Bai Xiaosheng disappeared in the river and lake. In fact, he never left the river and lake. He just contacted his former spies with other identities.

When it comes to his ability to get information, he thinks that he is second and no one dares to come first. That is to say, he can also find some clues from the dusty past.

But Bai Xiaosheng did not expect that he would fall in this matter.

"Lord." Haishisan arched his hand, "I suspect someone has done something from it, deliberately erase the traces of that night, even I can't find any trace."

"You doubt it?" Ji Mingxiu's voice is a little cold.

Sea thirteen scalp Numb: "basically sure, otherwise I should not have nothing to find is."

He met his opponent this time. He didn't have the means of the other party under him. Moreover, the other party didn't erase the traces of that night as recently as five years ago. If he had gone to make a thorough investigation at that time, there might have been a glimmer of hope. But after five years, the last glimmer of hope would have been lost in time.

"Who did it and why..." Ji Mingxiu whispered.

Hai shisan said: "this I don't know, but I found something very interesting. "

"What's the matter?" Ji Mingxiu asked.

Hai shisan said with a smile: "when I checked the young master, I checked the situation of King Yin that night. What did the young master guess?"

"Well?" Ji Ming's eyebrow tips moved.

Hai shisan put out his hand and said, "I didn't find anything."

Ji Mingxiu lightly looked over: "you mean, that person, even the clue of King Yin that night also wiped out?"

Hai shisan nodded: "I guess so. In fact, I'm not sure if madam really did something with King Yin that night."

Ji Mingxiu coagulated his eyes and said: "if you don't want to recognize me, just erase the clues on my side. Why did you clear the clues on King Yin's side? Unless there's a connection between the two. "

Haishisan thinks the same way: "now it's not clear who did it secretly, the woman who once had a good night with you, or another person who didn't want her to have anything to do with you."

Ji Mingxiu said with a faint smile: "it's good for everyone. The prime minister has determined at least one thing."

"What?"

Ji Ming Xiu closed his sleeves and said, "Qiao Wei can't go back and forth between the prime minister and King Yin, so there must be another woman that night."

"Er..." There are already! The one with you! Haishisan is speechless about the logic of his family's young master. It was originally that King Yin had a relationship with Qiao's family. Is it good for the young master to have a romantic night with another woman? Is it difficult for the young master to think that it was Qiao who had a romantic night with him, and that the king of Yin was a spring dream of his own?

Ji Mingxiu gently picked up the teacup with her long fingers: "if you find that woman, you can tell the truth."

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After a GUI and Gu Qiniang started, Qiao Wei could have a rest. She left Rongji in the cold for a long time. Qiao Wei was a little sorry. After lunch this day, she went to town in shuanzi dad's carriage. Because she came back late at night, she let him go back without waiting for her.

Today is the most delicious season for lobster. Rongji's business is booming, and it also has the reputation of cooking for the emperor. More and more guests come here. Every day, it's like a crucian carp crossing the river. Several masters are so busy that they can't touch the ground. Master he and master Hai haven't been home for half a month. Qiao Wei comes and takes a chef's seat. Master he can finally go home to see his wife and children.Of course, Qiao Wei is a married woman after all. For fear of being surrounded by monkeys, Rong's boss disagrees with her and lets her stay in the inner kitchen.

There's nothing wrong with the inner kitchen.

Yao Qing gives Qiao Wei a hand. After entering the palace, Yao Qing becomes more diligent and capable. He rushes to do every day's work and does it beautifully.

Qiao Wei fried two stewed prawns, Yao Qing handed a cup of tea: "second in charge, drink water."

"Thank you." Qiaowei took a drink from the cup. She felt something was wrong and frowned. "Go and get the Yellow jar under the cupboard in my small kitchen."

"Good!" Yao Qing takes the airtight jar made by Yan feijue.

Qiao Wei opened the jar, and a clear smell of wine came to her nose. She closed her eyes and poured two glasses. She looked at the white foam floating on the surface and showed a satisfied smile. Then, she knocked on some broken ice and put it into the glass. She tasted it herself. It was this taste!

"Try it, too." Give another cup to Yao Qing.

Yao Qing drank obediently and spat out her tongue: "what? So prickly! It's so hard

Qiao Wei laughed happily: "this is beer. It's very popular in our hometown. On a hot day, I'd like some ice beer, especially to relieve the heat!"

Xiaoshu didn't feel it. He was startled by the stinging feeling.

Qiao Wei pressed his cup: "drink a few more and get used to it."

Yao Ching Baijiu drank a few mouthfuls, but at first it was not very acceptable and thorns and bitterness. It was not like the strong sweetness of the liquor. But after drinking half a cup, he gradually noticed that the taste was not bad. It was a little exciting and refreshing.

Today, we have a new drink for free.

Old customers like Rongji. They can launch a new dish every other day. Most of the time, they will let people taste it for free, and then start marketing when they have a good reputation. Therefore, customers who often come to Rongji are very happy.

, madam, we first introduced a beer, which is different from the taste of Baijiu and yellow wine. It is very refreshing and not intoxicating. Would you like to try it? A bartender with a pot of wine went to the corner, and one sat at the table of only two women.

These two women are no other than Xu and Lin, who have not been seen for a long time.

Xu nodded slightly. Mother Lin said, "let's have two cups."

"Good!" The shop boy is full of two people.

When the waiter left, Xu smelled the yellow liquid in the cup: "there is no smell of wine, is it really wine? Not water? "

Mother Lin took a small mouthful: "ouch, ouch, my tongue!"

It's so prickly.

Xu also tried some, vomited on the kerchief and said, "what the hell? It's so hard! Can this also be called wine? "

"No? It's too bad! " Mother Lin, who used to drink Baijiu, is really not used to the taste of this wine.

The men like it. There are many old merchants sitting on one side of the table. They are sweating and drinking some cold new wine, which makes them feel cool and comfortable.

"Xiaoer, this wine is good. Who made it?" A middle-aged businessman asked frankly.

Xiaoer said with a smile, "we are the second masters."

Mother Lin patted Xu's hand: "it's Big Joe!"

They have learned all of Qiaowei's information from Xu Shijie, including how much land she has planted and how much business she has done.

Xu's frown: "that wench when become so can toss?"

Mother Lin looked around, approached her wife and said in a low voice, "madam, how much do you charge for the business of this shop in a day? It's better than any of our Lingzhi hall. "

"Ganoderma lucidum hall is a place for practicing medicine. Is it comparable to this kind of restaurant full of wine and rice bags?" But Lingzhi hall, in principle, belongs to Big Joe's family. Thinking about this, Xu's heart is even more blocked.

"My guest, you want two lobsters." The waiter presented the dishes with a smile.

Looking at other people's running room and comparing with the running room of Lingzhi hall, Xu sighed helplessly.

The waiter was concerned and said, "my guest, I don't like this dish?"

Xu said with a smile: "no, I just Think of something. Ah, by the way, I heard that you have preserved eggs? "

The waiter said with a smile: "yes, madam, the preserved eggs belong to our family. Do you want to buy them raw or eat them?"

Xu's handkerchief smile: "you sell so expensive eggs, I can't afford to eat."

The shopkeeper said angrily, "look what the lady said. You are a rich man. What can't you afford? No, you say, I've been here for a year, and I've never seen a lady with a better temperament than you. When you sit here, I feel like I've seen a queen! "

Xu was flattered by the flattery. He was very happy. With a smile, he pulled out his handkerchief and covered his lips. He said, "I'm very poor. You can't make a dish for me. You can't make a dish for me."The shopkeeper was stunned: "five liang? Who did you listen to, madam? Our eggs are only sold for 200 Wen

This time, Xu was stunned: "what? Only for 200 Wen? When did the price drop? " It's falling too hard!

"It's always the same price, ma'am. Don't listen to the rumors outside. Our Songhua eggs are exclusive business. Some people can't help throwing dirty water on us. What we can remember is the most affordable and conscientious. If the price of Songhua eggs is too high, we can't sell it for 200 Wen."

Xu couldn't hear what the shopkeeper said. She squeezed a handkerchief tightly, and her face turned pig liver color, as if she would open the table the next second: "mother Lin, do you hear me? Do you hear me?! Xi'er is fooled by that girl! "

Mrs. Lin doesn't know what to say. Mrs. Qiao is so bold. She sold five taels of silver for two hundred Wen. She slaughtered her like a pig, but she was cheated and sent to Rongji as if she didn't want money. One taels of silver and one hundred taels of silver were five hundred taels. In order to please Mrs. Ji, she could buy one pot every three or two days, and she didn't know how much silver she would pay .

If it's a marriage, it's all right, but it's yellowed by the prime minister. Who can swallow it in his heart?

Now, knowing that he was cheated again, the fire in his heart will burn even more.

Xu's viscera were burned by the fire, and the sound of hissing could be heard in her ears. She pinched out a hole in her handkerchief: "how reasonable, how reasonable!"

Mother Lin said: "madam, calm down. This is her territory. It would be bad for her to find us."

Xu is angry. This big Qiao, like her shameless mother, was born to conquer them. Once upon a time, Shen kept them from moving. Now that Shen is gone, Shen's daughter is harming her daughter again!

The world's parents, she would rather suffer their own hardships, do not want her daughter to be wronged.

"Stinky girl, don't think I can't cure you!"

Xu is not an impulsive person, but all the things accumulated in her heart during this period of time, and she has not been able to vent them. The Songhua egg incident has become the last straw that has bent the camel. She can no longer tolerate Big Joe.

Lin mother advised: "madam, we agreed just to see if she is the same as Xu Shijie said, but not to trouble her, she gave birth to King Yin's child, we fight with her, no good fruit to eat."

Xu didn't understand this, but she couldn't swallow it! Her daughter was killed by Big Joe, her prime minister's son-in-law was robbed by Big Joe, and her Lingzhi hall was also robbed on the way. When she thought of these, her heart was bleeding!

What's more, she couldn't help it!

Ji Wan won't see her now, and old lady Ji can't see her again. She has no way to find her way. She can only watch Big Joe grow up day by day?

Who can understand her inner reluctance?

Maybe God finally heard Xu's call. Just when Xu was almost forced to accept his life, a luxurious and exquisite carriage slowly stopped at the door of Rongji. A total of six escorts were accompanying him. They were all powerful and strong. It can be seen that the people in the car were noble.

"Grandma, I'll go down and buy some preserved eggs. By the way, I'll bring Zishu a stewed shrimp. Why don't you come in and help yourself? No? Well, you wait for me in the carriage, and I'll be back soon

Ji Wan got out of the carriage.

Mother Lin grabbed Xu's hand: "madam! Look! It's Mrs. Shizi

Xu frowned slightly, Ji Wan? Why is she here? It seems that he didn't come from the direction of the capital. Instead, he seems to have gone somewhere else and was about to rush back to the capital.

It seems that the carriage belongs to the prime minister's house.

Ji Wan has been married for a long time. She should take the carriage of the government. How can she take the carriage of her mother's family?

When Xu couldn't figure it out, an elderly mother in soy colored pylon came down from the carriage: "mother Rong?"

Mother Lin has never heard of this name: "do you know it?"

"She came to the house once. You went out to buy, but you didn't see her. She is Mrs. Ji's valet. With her, she must be there." Xu stood up.

Lin mother slightly a Zheng: "madam, what do you want to do?"

Xu's cold hum: "get justice for my daughter!"

After two days of driving, Mrs. Ji was tired. She didn't want to get off the carriage, so she was leaning on the soft collapse and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she heard a noise.

"Who?"

"It's me, the Xu family of Enbo mansion. I want to see the old lady. I have something to say to her."

Old lady Ji twisted her white eyebrows: "let her come here."

The guard took back the hand that stopped Xu's way. Xu stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage. As soon as he entered the carriage, he gave a deep salute without saying a word.

Mrs. Ji waved her hand wearily: "I don't need these empty gifts. I've been told everything about Mingxiu and Xi'er. It's because Mingxiu is wrong. He shouldn't be good at advocating to give up the marriage. But now that it's over, I can't help it. No one can change what Mingxiu is determined to do. I'll make amends for you on behalf of Mingxiu. "Xu said sadly, "old lady, I didn't come to you to fight for Xi'er. Xi'er didn't grow up with me since she was a child. She was more or less indulged by those servants. This time, she made a mistake and put innocent people in prison. She is not qualified to remarry to the Prime Minister's office. It's reasonable for adults to cancel their engagement with her. I didn't teach my daughter well. It's not me who should compensate for the trouble I've caused to adults and old ladies. "

Mrs. Ji sighed: "it's rare that you are so reasonable. The child of Xi'er is a wonderful one. Who can be faultless if people are not saints? She's still young, and it's normal that she doesn't know what to do. So she gave up her marriage because of this. What's wrong with her

To be polite, Xu said that she couldn't win over Mrs. Ji. If Mrs. Ji didn't have some skills, how could she live in a princess's daughter-in-law?

Mrs. Ji added: "it's good to say that we'll move around more in the future. I'll help Xi'er with her marriage. I won't hurt Xi'er."

Really don't aggrieve my daughter, let your grandson marry my daughter into the door, the engagement is the order of parents, matchmaker's words, have that paper marriage letter, you still can decide the prime minister's marriage? To put it bluntly, you don't like my daughter!

Don't think about it. It must be Ji Wan who gave the old lady eyedrops.

However, it's strange that Ji Wan only alienates the old lady from Xi'er, but she doesn't make any arrangements for the prime minister.

It's not a strange time now. It's important to get her justice back!

Xu pulled out his handkerchief, wiped his red eyes and said, "thank you for your love. Xi'er always respects you and says that you are better than her own grandmother. When she does something wrong, what she worries about most is not that she will be divorced by the prime minister, but that you don't forgive her. With your words, she won't have to be sad again. "

"Alas." Mrs. Ji sighed again.

Xu choked and said, "I've come to say hello to you. In addition to explaining the misunderstanding, there's another thing I want you to know."

Mrs. Ji looked at her: "you say."

"Where can I start?" Xu is in a dilemma.

Mrs. Ji said, "you and I are not outsiders. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."

"I'm afraid you won't like it." Xu's little voice.

Mrs. Ji laughed: "I've heard about it no matter how unhappy it is. What else can you scare me?"

Xu said wrongly, "don't say it. It's really frightening. I just learned this morning. I was thinking about how to inform you, but I happened to meet you. Come on It's a long story. I really don't know where to start. In a word It's the daughter of Da Fang who came back. "

Mrs. Ji listened quietly. She didn't interrupt others easily, which was also her good upbringing.

Xu continued: "Dafang's daughter Do you have an impression? It's Xiaowei, the daughter of my elder brother and sister-in-law. Xiaowei did something wrong and was expelled from the family, but recently She's back with two children

There was a trace of emotion on Mrs. Ji's face.

Xu added: "it's the flesh and blood of King Yin."

Mrs. Ji's face gradually became a little ugly.

Big Qiao and her grandson have an engagement, but behind her grandson hook up with King Yin, King Yin and her grandson are cousins, where do you want her grandson?

"as like as two peas, I saw the child." Of course, Xu has never seen her. Xu Shijie said, "I thought she went back to the capital with her children, but I didn't expect She has come to join the prime minister

"What did you say?" Mrs. Ji's brows wrinkled high.

Xu's painful heart disease first way: "old lady, you really don't know at all? The prime minister refused Xi'er just for her sake! Xi'er grew up in the Taoist temple and didn't know her sister at all, but Xiao Wei knew Xi'er. The matter of going to prison is the bitter meat scheme set by Xiao Wei! The purpose is to force the prime minister to turn against Xi'er! She also blackmailed Xi'er with pine eggs! Five Wen a thing, she Leng is to sell Xi'er five Liang silver! I know that she resents Er Fang for what happened in those years. She thinks Er Fang robbed her father's title. But has she ever thought that Xi'er is innocent? Whatever she wants, just take it back. I have no difference with the master! She shouldn't have set Xi'er up like this

Mrs. Ji is not interested in the Enbo family's enmity. She is more concerned about whether big Qiao really gave birth to King Yin's child, and whether she really flattered her baby grandson with King Yin's flesh and blood.

On the day of returning to Beijing, Mrs. Ji went to the courtyard.

Siheyuan was the place where Princess Zhaoming and Ji Mingxiu's father had a private meeting.

Princess Zhaoming is the younger sister of the former Emperor. She is younger than the son of the former Emperor. When the emperor meets Princess Zhaoming, he has to call her little aunt.

When Emperor Xiandi was alive, he didn't agree to the marriage between his younger sister and the eldest son of the Ji family. The specific reason is hard to explain. In short, Emperor Xiandi blocked his marriage. Princess Zhaoming gave birth to her children, but emperor Xiandi was still unmoved.

Ji Wan spent her childhood in siheyuan.

The late Emperor didn't like Ji Wan's father, so he didn't have a good face to Ji Wan.Later, Princess Zhaoming gave birth to Ji Mingxiu. Ji Mingxiu was very intelligent, and gradually got the love of the former Emperor. Finally, the marriage came into being.

The sister and brother moved back to the prime minister's house, but the courtyard is still their home. Ji Mingxiu will live in the courtyard for a few days when he has nothing to do. After the death of Princess Zhaoming, Ji Mingxiu has lived in the courtyard more and more, more than in the prime minister's house.

If you ask where you can find out the best news about Ji Mingxiu, it's the siheyuan.

People were shocked to see Mrs. Ji appear in the courtyard.

Lu Zhu opened her mouth and couldn't speak for a long time. Master Yang, who was still in the kitchen, was old and calm. She welcomed the old lady into the yard.

In the courtyard the frightened servant girls and old ladies Hula to surround to come up.

"Green Pearl! Why is the old lady here? "

"She's not here to check, is she?"

"Will she find out that her master has a woman here?"

Everyone said that Lu Zhu's heart was thumping. Lu Zhu held down her heart and said, "you can do whatever you want. As usual, no matter what the old lady asks, don't mention it to her. It's really hard. Just say that she's a friend of seventeen."

Mrs. Ji walked into the East chamber, one foot just across the threshold, and Lu Zhu held her: "old lady, the East Chamber hasn't been cleaned, please sit in the young master's study first."

Mrs. Ji said with a smile, "it's his house if I can't clean it. I don't dislike it."

Green bead looked at master Yang, but master Yang couldn't help her. Green bead dropped her eyes, laughed, and supported the old man: "I'm afraid you're blaming the maidservants for their incompetence? Please come on Looking back at the door, "Yuanyang, make a pot of tea for the old lady!"

"Yes Yuanyang goes to make tea.

Mrs. Ji sat down on the official hat chair, looked around the room and said, "green pearl, what's on the wall?"

Lu Zhu hardened her head and said, "yes Painting. "

Xiao Wangshu's graffiti is in a mess. It looks like a ghost painting, but the master has it mounted on the wall.

Mrs. Ji's smile remained unchanged: "is it a painting? How do I look like a child's hand painted. "

Green bead way: "it is 17 besmear."

Mrs. Ji's sharp eyes fell on the dressing table: "what's the matter with those Rouge powder? Also seventeen? "

They were all prepared by her for her. She hardly moved them, but the Master seemed to like the things she had left in the room, so she didn't take them away.

The cold sweat on Lu Zhu's forehead came out: "back If you go back to the old lady, it's a slave. "

Mrs. Ji laughed more and more brightly: "how did your things come to the hell repair house? Did Mingxiu spoil you? If that's the case, I'll have to give you a place. "

The green pearl is so scared that the flower looks pale!

Old lady Ji winked at Rong's mother. Rong's mother came forward and lifted the mattress on the bed, one, two and three layers.

Both Mingxiu and Shiqi loved to sleep in hard beds, and the mattress under them could not be more than one layer.

The fool also saw that Ji Mingxiu was not the one in the East chamber. Or, not only Ji Mingxiu, Lu Zhu's face turned pale. She never thought that the old lady would find a courtyard one day, and she killed them off guard.

Old lady Ji's smile gradually faded down: "do you want to continue to install, Lvzhu?"

Lu Zhu held back the surging waves in her heart and said softly, "old lady, you are my friend of seventeen..."

"Give me back the sophistry!" Mrs. Ji slapped on the table and said, "I'm old. You don't take me seriously, do you?"

Lu Zhu knelt down and said, "I dare not."

As soon as she knelt down, the servants in the yard knelt down one after another.

Mrs. Ji snorted coldly: "what dare you? I think you dare! You are bold, you have no respect, you just want to rebel

"Old lady!" The green pearl is terrified.

Mrs. Ji looked coldly at a group of servants. She was not angry: "Mingxiu raised an impure woman outside. Instead of persuading him, you slaves hide it for him. Do you know how much influence this matter has on him when it's spread out? Is it really nice to be a civil and military official? Come on

Several powerful servants of Kong Wu came forward: "old lady."

"If everyone drags down, the staff will be 20 boards! See if they dare to help the young master in the future

"Yes

The sound of beating the board was soon heard in the courtyard.

Old lady Ji got on the carriage with no expression on her face. Rong's mother rubbed her heart and said, "please calm down."

Ji Laofu said: "how do you want me to eliminate it? I took him to offer incense to his grandfather. He left in the middle of the night without saying goodbye. I thought that something happened to the court, but it was to save that woman from prison! These days, I live in biezhuang. If he doesn't come to pick me up, I just think he is busy and has no time to get out. But what is he doing? He took the woman who had betrayed him to the courtyard! He's really learning from his father! If the family doesn't agree, it's hard to carry it! I couldn't bring him down in those days, but I can't bring him down now! "What is his father's own flesh and blood? Be a cheap father to King Yin's children?

At that time, Princess Zhaoming was the emperor's own sister. She couldn't do anything about her. Big Qiao was just an abandoned daughter who had been expelled from her family. She dared to harm her grandson. It was beyond her capacity!