A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 118 Cause of Death (Part [-])
On Qi Wenyan's side, he only returned to his room in the mansion late at night.

Dali Temple is on the side of the yamen in the city, and usually one or two courtrooms and a few side rooms are used for trial cases. The space here is very large, and many courtyards and rooms are unused, so he chose a nearby courtyard to live in.

Up and down the Dali Temple, from the minister of Dali Temple to the servants at the bottom, there are many people in the yamen establishment, except for a few yamen who are on duty at night, most of them are married or unmarried...

As long as there is a tile to cover the body at home, they will not stay here at night.

For no other reason-

The yamen of Dali Temple solves countless cases throughout the year, and over the years, countless prisoners have been beheaded, which is really unlucky.

What's more, the prisoners in the dark prison often couldn't stand it anymore, crying and howling in the middle of the night, which was really scary.

It stands to reason that Qi Wenyan, a civil servant who was born as a Jinshi, even if he became a prison officer...

People who have read a lot of sage books should be more in awe of ghosts and gods.

But he doesn't!

Since he returned to Beijing to perform his duties and entered Dali Temple, he brought his followers, two masters and servants, to stay permanently in this courtyard.

You want to say that he was homeless because he did not get along with the members of the Qi family in the Marquis of Changning. Last year, when he was promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple by the emperor for his meritorious service in handling the case, he was given a house by the way, but he didn't even He didn't even look at it, and continued to live in the yamen as usual.

Qi Zhengyu was still sullen because of this matter.

Originally, he was a child of the Qi family and unmarried, so he should have lived at home. The emperor rewarded the mansion, and he had the intention of beating and warning the Qi family. Feel panic.

In the end, the house was given, but he still refused to move there?

Qi Zhengyu felt that this evil obstacle was deliberately against him, to find embarrassment for him, and to remind everyone in the capital all the time——

He, Qi Zhengyu, did not cultivate his conduct, and even treated his concubine harshly.

But with the emperor on top, even if he was so angry that he vomited blood...

He couldn't even ask this bastard to go back and scold him to vent his anger, not to mention how aggrieved he was.

On Qi Wenyan's side, he completely disregarded the old man at home who was so angry with him, and lived in the yamen, becoming more and more comfortable.

Sometimes they suddenly wake up in the middle of the night, and call the yamen servant who was on duty at night to go to the prison to work overtime, interrogating prisoners and so on.

It is definitely a wonderful flower in the officialdom within the capital.

When the master and servant came back that day, even the only old servant who was in charge of cleaning in the yard went to sleep.

Qi Wenyan didn't have the extravagance and hypocrisy of those children from aristocratic families, he just took a shower in the yard and changed his clothes, and then he was done.

His entourage put all the clothes he had changed into the tub for the old servant to wash tomorrow, and then went to the kitchen to bring him food.

Dali Temple has its own kitchen, which mainly serves lunch for a group of people.

Few people will eat here sooner or later, and the cook is used to the young master of Dali Temple who leaves early and returns late, and does not eat on time. Now he will leave meals for their master and servant every night, and sometimes he is free , and also fried two side dishes separately to flatter.

It was a dead night and there was no outsider present, so Qi Wenyan gave his relatives a wink to sit down and eat together.

This relative is a few years older than him, and he has been with him since he was very young. Before he went to work outside, sometimes he slept in the open for business errands...

The friendship between master and servant is deep, but it is a bit of a relationship between servant and friend.

They didn't feel panic in private, the master and servant ate in silence, and the etiquette rules of "eating without talking" at the dinner table were well observed.

It wasn't until the meal was finished that he personally cleaned up the dishes and asked: "There is something strange about what happened in the White Palace. It would be too coincidental to say that it was just a simple theft, but the son of the Yang family has only been in Beijing for more than a month. And most of the time I stay in the Hou's mansion, I seldom go out to hang out, I haven't heard of offending anyone, let alone... still in the palace."

Qi Wenyan got up to wash his hands, with the same indifferent expression on his face as always: "It's not a new enmity, it can only be an old grievance. No matter what place in the palace, even if it is someone who owes you... he stole from me. It's safer to steal a Lengtouqing who is entering the palace for the first time. If the newcomer doesn't understand the rules and makes a fuss in the palace on the spot, things will become big."

That girl Qi Huan went to him to report this "theft", she was cautious and prepared.

But he was not that simple girl, from the very beginning he believed that there must be something strange in this matter.

There was silence for a while, and there was no more talk.

Putting away the tray for the time being, he brought the brewed strong tea and waited.

Qi Wenyan washed his hands, turned around and paced over to take the tea in his hand and rinse his mouth.

Qin Suicai said again: "This matter is really strange!"

It doesn't seem like it was targeting Changning Yihou's Mansion, otherwise the target would be Qi Yuanming, not just Yang Qingyun who is related to the Qi family.

"Since it's not about the Qi family, then it's about sister-in-law, or her natal family behind her." Qi Wenyan said.

"Then..." Qin Sui watched his words and expressions, "This matter... Master, do you want to ask?"

In recent years, Qi Wenyan has refused to intervene in the affairs of the Qi family, except for the eldest son Qi Wenjing. Now if it is the trouble of Yang's natal family...

It seems that he has no reason to look for trouble.

"The matter happened in the palace, and I can't do anything about it. Even if it's a theft case, it's not my turn to intervene." No, Qi Wenyan's attitude towards this matter is completely beyond his expectations.

Followed by someone who was unexpected, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment: "You... want to take care of it?"

Qi Wenyan said: "Whether it's about the sister-in-law or her natal family... She has supported the whole house in the Changning Hou Mansion for more than [-] years. Regardless of the relationship between husband and wife, even if sister-in-law has anything to do at this moment, brother should step in and spare no effort to bear it for her."

But the misfortune of the Yang family or the Yang family actually provoked the palace.

Thinking about it, the Yang family didn't hold any hope in Qi Wenjing at all.

Now since his elder brother can't protect her...

Someone has to take care of this for her.

No matter what Yang has concealed from the Qi family these years, it is a fact that she has saved the entire Qi family's prosperity and wealth for twenty years with real money.

Although as far as Qi Wenyan is concerned, he can be regarded as the least favored by the Yang family in the entire Qi family, but if there is a grudge, he must repay and he must repay the favor. This is the bottom line of being a human being. "If you make an excuse, you can erase it with peace of mind.

Besides—

Not only for the Yang family, but also for Qi Wenjing.

What his elder brother gave him was not just small favors!
Since he was beyond his power, it was his duty to protect his wife and daughter himself.

Qi Wenyan said: "Starting tomorrow, ask people to keep an eye on the movement of the Qi family, especially the brother and sister-in-law. If there is any special movement, report it to me immediately."

The follower naturally understands the brotherhood between him and Qi Wenjing, seeing that he has made up his mind, he no longer doubts: "Yes, my subordinate will go down and make arrangements immediately."

Qi Wenyan thought of something temporarily, but he added an extra sentence: "Oh, and that girl, she is not a cheap lamp, so let me also watch out for her troubles."

This is not a good word.

But at this moment, from the mouth of this cold-hearted Third Master Qi, there is no trace of malice, but...

How gratified is it that my family has a girl who has grown up?Even pride? !

The follower felt that he must be too sleepy and misunderstood, so he promised and hurriedly returned with the tray.

On the Qi family's side, Yang Qingyun couldn't get rid of Qi Yuanchen, the little grinder, after talking with Yang Shi, even after trying several times, he still couldn't get rid of his robe.

He was able to take off his robe and get away.

Mrs. Yang also has some of Qi Wenjing's clothes here, which can be replaced by him in case of emergency...

But after all, it was late at night, even if it was Yang's own nephew, it would not be appropriate for her to change clothes and go out.

In the end, it was really helpless, so Yang Qingyun could only take the child directly, brought him back to the front yard, and slept in his arms all night.

This is just a small episode, and it doesn't hurt too much.

Afterwards, the two people in the mansion unavoidably became tense in silent tacit understanding, waiting for the final results after the palace examination.

Qi Huan is still not attached to this matter. In her opinion, as long as Yang Qingyun's Jinshi title is stable, it is tantamount to accomplishing the ultimate goal. No matter where he ranks, there will always be officials.

As for the way in the officialdom, it was not her specialty, and she didn't have the heart to worry about it. Instead, she paid attention to the movement in the palace, in case there was any follow-up to the jade pendant matter.

In the end, it seemed that the incident was really just a sudden theft, and then nothing happened, and nothing happened again.

Yang's side obviously had a different idea from hers. During the period, she specially asked the cook to make some of Qi Wenjing's favorite side dishes, invited him here, and asked him to find a relationship as much as possible, and no matter what, he would give Yang Qingyun a meal in the capital. Find an errand position here.

Qi Wenjing originally regarded Yang Qingyun as his own nephew, not to mention that the Yang family made this request to him for the first time, and he naturally agreed without saying a word.

As for him to clear up the relationship, he has limited relationships, so naturally he immediately thought of his third brother.

The next day, I went to mention this matter to Qi Wenyan.

This time he went with confidence and confidence, not to repay favors.

Before Qi Wenyan said that he could find an errand for Qi Yuanxu, he refused without even thinking about it, because he knew that Qi Yuanxu was not qualified enough, and asking Qi Wenyan to do this job was entirely relying on the other party's favor in the officialdom to buy the errand. .

But this time Yang Qingyun was different.

He had passed the Jinshi examination by virtue of his ability, so the imperial court should arrange serious errands for him.

Yang didn't ask for any kind of fat job, or hand-picked a good job like Shu Jishi, but he was worried that he would be released outside when he was under twenty, and he just wanted to stay in the capital as much as possible.

Anyway, for an errand of the same level, it is actually easier to get money out of it. He is not willing to go, and there are always people rushing to go.

This matter does not cost Qi Wenyan any favors.

Qi Wenjing came over and said very sincerely: "Your sister-in-law is very strong, if it is not a last resort, she would not even open this mouth to me. She is especially soft-hearted when facing these children, Yun'er The child is only nineteen this year, so she must be worried. And..."

At this point, he couldn't help sighing: "You should know that her elder brother was out there when he was let go of his job a few years ago, so she will inevitably have this lump in her heart. I also asked Yun'er, He himself is willing to stay in the capital. His elder brother is not often at home, so he is nearby to take care of the family. Anyway, he doesn't expect to rely on his salary to support his family. There is no need to worry too much about his position. What are you doing with the Ministry of Officials and Hanlin? Colleagues who can speak, say hello for us."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve, put them on the table and pushed them to Qi Wenyan.

"When you are in the officialdom, don't be too cold-tempered, and just smooth the relationship that needs to be dredged." Qi Wenjing said, "Your sister-in-law said that if you need to buy other gifts or things, you must not spend the money yourself. People go back and send a message saying, we will handle it."

After Qi Wenyan entered the officialdom, Qi Zhengyu became angry from embarrassment and treated him like nothing, but Qi Wenjing always came over and handed him money at short intervals.

Qi Wenjing did have some properties in his hands, but most of them were given to him by the Yang family.

Qi Wenyan doesn't need to spend money from their husband and wife, but...

The world still cares about whether he will be in trouble in the officialdom, and the only ones who don't have money to use are this brother and sister-in-law.

He felt that his state of mind was a little distorted and weird, and he obviously didn't need it, but every time Qi Wenjing gave him money, he would accept it all by accident.

This time, of course, is no exception.

He squeezed a thick dozen silver bills in his hand and stuffed them into his sleeve pocket.

It was the first time Qi Wenjing came to his door, although it was not a big deal, but he still felt a little bit sorry.

Seeing that he had received the bank note, he felt more at ease in his heart.

"You have a lot of things to do, so I'll go first." He stood up and said goodbye.

Qi Wenyan got up to see him off personally, and the two brothers had just walked into the yard one after the other, but Qi Wenyan suddenly asked: "The brother of sister-in-law...why did he die that year?"

This topic came up really suddenly, Qi Wenjing was stunned.

He stopped, looked at his third brother, frowned and said: "Fifteen years ago, when you were young, he went to Yundu County, Guandong to let go of his post. The corpse of the deceased bred a very severe disease, he was not very infected during the investigation, and died soon afterward."

As for the cause of his only eldest brother-in-law's death, Qi Wenjing still remembers it clearly even after many years.

At that time, it was also due to the fact that the children of the Yang family were young and the climate in the north was cold. The couple were afraid that the children would not be able to bear it, so the sister-in-law of the Yang family did not bring the children with them.

Many years have passed since this matter happened, and Qi Wenjing knew that the sudden death of Yang's only brother had hit her hard, but he couldn't do anything back then, so when he mentioned it now, he felt a little uncomfortable.

He managed to gather his composure, and couldn't help wondering: "Why do you ask this?"

"It's nothing." Qi Wenyan said, "I was still young at the time, thinking of this incident, I didn't know the cause and effect, so I asked casually. I still have business to do, so I won't send my brother off."

"What are you giving me? I also come and go here often." Qi Wenjing didn't think too much about it, and left with a smile.

Qi Wenyan was standing in the yard, and did not enter the house immediately.

Until the back of the other party disappeared from sight, he suddenly turned his head and ordered his followers: "Take my token, go to the official department and our own treasury, and call the uncle of the Yang family before and after his death." All the personnel records and files related to him from these two places."

His entourage was extremely vigilant, subconsciously holding his breath: "Do you suspect that there is something wrong with the cause of his death?"

"I can't tell for the time being." Qi Wenyan stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes were cold and bottomless, "Go and get all the relevant file materials first, I'll look at it and then talk about it."

Yang's elder brother was implicated while handling the case. Although the cause of death was illness, but related to the case, the local government will record it in the file of that case and send it to Beijing. After the case is closed, it will be kept in the file warehouse of Dali Temple .

And he was appointed by the court at that time, and he was a parent official who was released from abroad.

In this way, if he suddenly died of illness while in office, the official department will also have relevant records.

Knowing his vigorous and resolute personality, I went into the house without a moment's delay to get the token and go to work.

Dossiers from more than ten years ago are not easy to find.

He brought two confidantes with him, went to the Ministry of Officials first, and found an excuse to use the list of personnel released during that period, because they were all old files from more than ten years ago, and they will be destroyed for twenty years in a few years The place was vacated, so the supervision was not very strict, so he took out the original without any problems.

Then I took someone to look for files in the warehouse of Dali Temple, and searched until the next afternoon.

The relevant dossiers have been found, and it seems that it involves the life of an imperial court official, and there are only a few records in that case——

On the thirteenth day of the eighth month of the Jihai Year, Shi Yang Yuting, the governor of Yundu, touched a rotting corpse and contracted the disease, and died!

　Ahhh, I'm late, in order to name Uncle Yang. . .too difficult. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)