son-in-law

Chapter 549

When it was time to light the lanterns, Li Wantang came to Daozhengfang next to Hui'an Gate, with two masked men behind him.Both were tall and tall, and one of them had only one arm.

When passing by the gate of the workshop, the small official of the workshop office saw the purple robe of Lao Diao Temple, and immediately bowed, but did not ask why he entered the workshop.But Li Wantang completely ignored him, leading the two of them striding through the gate.

After the old Diao Temple left, the officials from the Square Office rushed out and kicked the little official's buttocks: "You son of a bitch, how did I teach you! When you see the Zipao Diao Temple, you have to give a big salute!"

The little official scratched his head: "I have worked in Beishi before, why haven't I heard of such rules?"

The official raised his hand and slapped: "Can this place be the same as Beishi? You idiot!"

The official spoke loudly, as if he wanted Li Wantang to hear him on purpose.But Li Wantang didn't respond to those words at all, and continued to walk west.

In the most northwest corner of Daozhengfang, there is a five-entry mansion there.And this is exactly where Hong Dun placed Long Xiaotian last year.

The three walked into the compound, and Li Wantang saw some scratches on the ground.

From these scratches, he could tell that Long Xiaotian had once fought a swordsman here.Both of them are quite powerful.But Lao Diaosi walked to the middle of these marks, stomped his feet lightly, within a radius of one zhang, two inches of soil suddenly swelled up and then fell down, as if being turned over by a shovel, those scratches disappeared.

"Chu Wuba admires the high internal strength of Chief Plow!"

Chu Wuba's words were not entirely flattering, because he really admired him.The same is true for Qi Duangang, who is standing aside and thinks he has good internal strength.

Li Wantang turned his head slightly: "I will keep you here, and I will give you money. From now on, you will kill whoever you like, but there is a prerequisite, and I must know it first."

Chu Wuba said: "We still understand the rules of doing things for Chief Li."

Li Wantang immediately said: "No, it's not for me, but for yourself. What you do in the future has nothing to do with me."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"Also, you have to remember that Empress Dowager Cao has always been tolerant of 'ink eating ink'. The crimes you committed in Shishamen, Sifanghui, and Honghei Temple can all be written off. As long as you don't trouble the Empress Dowager's subordinates , you can kill anyone. This is why I need to know in advance who you are going to kill. Don’t accidentally hurt your own people.”

"That is, that is. Chu will definitely do it."

"That's good." Li Wantang took out a key and handed it to Chu Wuba, then turned his head and left: "He who knows the current affairs is a hero."

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Su Yu cared about flowers and listened to the wind, and often went to Jinyiwei Nine Temples to inquire about news.I didn't get any news, so I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inquire again.Hearing that Eunuch Ji was not around recently, Su Yu knew that the second senior brother was doing his best for this matter, so he felt a little relieved.Then go to Beishi to meet Tang Lian, Tu Biao and others.Then I went to see the Queen Mother.

So busy, Su Yu has not been to the side street for five consecutive days, and a big girl in the Peacock Building is depressed.

On the other hand, the second wife, Shangguan, was smiling all day long. It is said that many rich and noble families have come to Peacock Tower to propose marriage recently, and most of them are for Shangguan.

Although Shangguan was happy, he didn't agree.I only told the matchmaker that although I am a widow, I only have eyes for eagles and tigers, and I cannot serve ordinary house sparrows and wild dogs.When I married Kong Shuo, I thought Kong Shuo was an eagle.Although he is much older than me, he does not dislike me.Now I can't find anyone better than Kong Shuo, I would rather be a widow for the rest of my life.

Of course, there were also matchmakers for Kong Ting, and all of them were of good status, but Kong Ting refused more simply.The standard given by Kong Ting is almost the standard of Su Yu.

Although the girl said that she would not be a second wife.But not long after, rumors spread in the small streets, saying that the Shangguan family and the eldest daughter of the Kong family were serving officials surnamed Su together.In the face of many rumors, Shangguan and Kong Ting were indifferent and never refuted anything.

But the Shangguan family has a powerful woman beside her, who took care of the infant Shangguan Qing'er when she was a teenager, and later came to the Kong family as a dowry.That old lady didn't rub the sand in her eyes, when she heard someone speak ill of her young lady, she immediately stared like a bell.I had a big fight with a talkative woman in the street just now, and I almost started fighting.

The mother-in-law was still aggrieved when she returned to the Peacock Tower, so she emptied the vegetable basket and told Shangguan about it.

Shangguan Qing'er said: "My old sister, I don't think it's worth it to make you so angry about this matter. If you say that this kind of heart is like this, you can't see other people's kindness. Don't say that I have nothing to do with Su Yuren, even if there is something to do. How? I'm a widow, not a married couple, and the filial piety period has passed long ago. No one can control who I want to be with. Those women are jealous that I have money, and I have a beautiful man to help me, so let them be jealous Go. They deserve it for being pissed off."

The mother-in-law sat there with her neck tilted, her face aggrieved: "Our young lady is only 28 years old. With her appearance and net worth, it is not difficult to find a good young man."

Shangguan Qing'er said: "I'm not the kind of woman who can't live without a man. You can also see that the jade is so good, and I have never lost my face. I have married and have a son. Now my son lives In Chang'an County Lord's Mansion, that is the half of Chang'an Princess. In the future, when my son grows up, he will have a bright future with his backing on the powerful family."

The mother-in-law frowned.Obviously the mother-in-law had a different opinion, but she swallowed her words.

……

In early August, Kong Ting came to Qinghuafang in a sedan chair.Although the girl is a little uncomfortable, she must come.Greetings to the Princess Ganniang, and stay in the east ear room of the backyard for two days.

To say that Miss Kong's family is really a generous person, she brings gifts every time she comes.Not only the adoptive father and adoptive mother, but also the servants at home.Especially Hu Rong, Lao Huang, Lin Wan, and Wang Xun took extra care of them.

Seeing Kong Ting coming, all the servants in the family will call "our big sister".

At exactly the right time, Su Yu left the apse and returned to the palace of the princess.As soon as I entered the door, I saw Kong Ting's small sedan chair inside the door.The two bearers live in a room with an inverted seat in the courtyard.In any case, people like them cannot enter the Erdaoyuan.If you don't even go close to the moon gate, you will be reprimanded by Wanglou swordsman.

Su Yu walked towards Xiaofeng Pavilion, and saw Kong Ting playing with the children in the yard.Seeing Su Yu coming back, Kong Ji jumped up, took his father's hand and said, sister is here.

At this moment, Kong Ting also came up to her with a smile on her face. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Wang Xun shout from upstairs: "The princess calls you to come up and give me food."

To say that Wang Xun is damn good, he is really good at timing, picking the time when the girl wants to open her mouth and has not opened her mouth, which makes the girl a little embarrassed.Su Yu smiled vaguely and told Kong Ting to go upstairs first. Su Yu turned around and said to go to Xiaoxilou to wash up.

In fact, Su Yu didn't have to wash up, but put an object away.It was a list and a small wooden box given to Su Yu by the Director of Intelligence, Qiu Yao.What this small octagonal wooden box was for, Qiu Yao didn't know.But it should matter, he speculates.Because the person who lost the wooden box is very anxious.But Qiu Yao's heart was broken, the more anxious the man was, the less Qiu Yao showed it to Su Yu instead.I hope Su Yu can understand the secret of the wooden box.But Su Yu didn't know either, he just said to take it home and study it.

This Qiu Yao is indeed a capable person, not only is he looking for Jingtong spies everywhere, he also discovered another secret spy force of Cao Yuhan by virtue of his status as a eunuch.

Su Yu had long concluded that Cao Bazhuo would not bet all his treasures on himself, and now that he had the list provided by Qiu Yao, it was even more confirmed.

He opened the door and hid the small wooden box when he heard footsteps climbing the stairs.There was an echo of footsteps, and he thought it was Lao Huang, but when Su Yu turned around, he saw that it was Lao Diao Si Hu Rong.

Hu Rong just walked to the door and was about to salute and call the door.

Su Yu said directly: "What advice does Uncle Rong have?"

Old Diaosi smiled: "Where did the box in Jun Maye's hand come from?"

Su Yu smiled wryly and shook his head, turned the wooden box out from the bottom of the drawer and said, "It was found and given to me by one of my subordinates."

Lao Diaosi came over: "Can I let this old servant take a look?"

"Oh, of course."

Only a palm-sized small wooden box fell into Hu Rong's hands.When I opened the box, I saw a piece of paper, but Lao Diaosi ignored the list, closed the box again, returned it to Su Yu, and asked, "Is this from the Empress Dowager or Li Wantang?"

"No."

"Oh…"

"Uncle Rong knows this box? Is there anything special about it?"

Hu Rong smiled: "It's not that the old slave is playing tricks on purpose, but that it's better to tell the county matriarch about some things than not to tell. This box doesn't belong to the county matriarch, so it's best to return it. It's no good to keep it by your side."

The Old Diao Temple was mysterious, and Su Yu felt more and more mysterious and curious.This is like in a fairy tale, the situation faced by the woman who married the blue beard, whether to open the door or not.

Su Yu smiled: "Uncle Rong, if I'm not wrong, you stayed in Qinghuafang not just because you took care of the princess."

Hu Rong also smiled, with a bitter smile: "Master Jun Ma guessed half right. I was not before, but now I am. I only hope that before I die, all I see is the smiling face of the princess. I am old. I can't see sadness, especially the parting of life and death. Empress Ciwei Tang and Princess Changxia were both raised by me since childhood. But they left me one by one, it's really irritating..., hey, I don't want to see anyone leave again gone."

Empress Gaozu Tang, Empress Ciwei Tang, Empress Xiaolie Tang, the three empresses trained by the Tang clan.Among them, Empress Xiaolie Tang is Tang Linger's seventh aunt, while Empress Ciwei Tang mentioned by Lao Diaosi is Tang Linger's aunt, the biological mother of Emperor Wanlong and Princess Changxia.

To put it simply, Lao Diaosi's Hu Rong was by the side of Empress Ciwei Tang, just like Cao Xiaobao was by Cao Yuzan's side.

After talking about it, Lao Diaosi's eyes were moist, and he pointed to the box and said: "No matter where this box came from, I advise the county magistrate to send it back. Don't join in, it will last a lifetime."

(End of this chapter)